Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Timber Lake - June 10, 2006 - 9:38PM

• 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; Lagopus lagopus; Ambient sounds; Places; Birds; Nature sounds; Arctic; Timber Lake; north slope; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cn7h5k

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. Location: abt 20m w of campsite kitchen. Strange ptarmigan sounds in distance… Season: Spring; Climate: Dry (cyclical); Weather: Heavy wind (10+ MPH); Biome: Arctic; Terrestrial habitat: Boreal-tiaga-tundra; Species heard: Willow Ptarmigan; Local time: 9:38PM