Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Timber Lake - June 8, 2006 - 1:29AM

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 pred...

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Bibliographic Details
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:
Willow Ptarmigan
Hoary Redpoll
American Tree Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Lesser Yellowlegs
Upland Sandpiper
Lagopus lagopus
Carduelis hornemanni
Spizella arborea
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Passerculus sandwichensis
Tringa flavipes
Bartramia longicauda
Ambient sounds
Places
Birds
Nature sounds
Arctic
Timber Lake
north slope
Tundra
Alaska
Online Access:https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zp4kb4
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Summary: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. Early morning. Because light is in shadow behind mtns to the N of camp, the birds seem to like this time of day to perform some kind of dawn chorus. Flowing water in bkg. Wind comes up at 43:30 (approx) and continues through rest of take… Season: Spring; Climate: Dry (cyclical); Weather: Light wind (to 10MPH); Temp.: 38F; Altitude: 2784 feet; Biome: Arctic; Terrestrial habitat: Boreal-tiaga-tundra; Species heard: Willow Ptarmigan; Hoary Redpoll; Tree Sparrow; White-crowned Sparrow; Savannah Sparrow; Lesser Yellowlegs; Upland Sandpiper (distant); Local time: 1:29AM

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