Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Timber Lake - June 5, 2006 - 1:13PM

• Main Author: Krause, Bernard L.
• Other Authors: Colver, Kevin J.; Stewart, Martyn, 1955-, Support for the Arctic Soundscape Project was provided by the Animal Welfare Institute, Calgary Zoo, Harvard University, Google (Firm), Johnson Outdoor Industries, Madrone Audubon Society, Maine Community Foundation, Patagonia, Inc., SanDisk, SkyWalker Sound, individual residents of the Sonoma County community, Stanford University, University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• Format: Audio
• Language: unknown
• Published: Western Soundscape Archive, University of Utah 2006
• Subjects: American Tree Sparrow; Spizella arborea; Ambient sounds; Places; Birds; Nature sounds; Arctic; Timber Lake; north slope; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gm8mk5

Animalia Craniata Aves Passeriformes Emberizidae Spizella Compressed from .wav format into .mp3 delivery format ambient recording Field notes: 1k tone @ beginning = 64dBA at mic input (for calibration). Late spring. Weather conditions extreme during any hour (cold, windy, snow, rain, warm). Former hunting camp where wildlife generally shy of humans. No predators or large megafauna seen over 10 day period on site. Mostly wind 30 - 40 kts and occasional tree sparrow. Set-up across creek from camp to the east in willows & white spruces. Lots of bear, wolf and caribou tracks, but no 4-legged critters… Season: Spring; Climate: Dry (cyclical); Weather: Heavy wind (10+ MPH); Temp.: 50F; Altitude: 2802 feet; Biome: Arctic; Terrestrial habitat: Boreal-tiaga-tundra; Species heard: Tree Sparrow; Local time: 1:13PM