How to Manage Your Recordings
If you are getting into nature sound recording, I’ve got a few recommendations for how to manage your recordings as the number of files grows.
Happy Merganser Day!
It’s March 4th, and that means it’s time to wish you all a happy Merganser Day.
Recordist Profile: Andrew Spencer
I’m pleased to say that I’ve added Andrew Spencer as an Earbirding author, so you’ll be seeing occasional posts by him on this site from now on. I figured it was a good idea to introduce him to his audience before handing him a keyboard — hence this author profile.
SongFinder Review
I know I said I’d be gone for a couple more weeks, but that was before I got this great guest post by Mel Goff reviewing the SongFinder by Nature Sound Electronics, a device intended to help birders with high-frequency hearing loss. As I suffer a little bit from that malady already (and will likely suffer much more in years to come), this is a topic of great interest to me, and I hope others will benefit from Mel’s review.
Otherwise Engaged
I’m going to send you all my blogging regrets at least until the end of February.
Brief Blog Hiatus
The post title says it all.
The Plunge
Take a moment to think about how many people you know who take bird photographs as a hobby. Now think about how many amateur sound recordists you know. The second number is far smaller than the first, of course.
Splitting Scoters
I know, I know — you’re still reeling from the news that Pacific Wren is being split from Winter Wren. The last thing you’re willing to deal with right now is another taxonomic split based on vocal differences, right?
The Mysterious American Tree Sparrow
A frequent topic of discussion on this blog is what we don’t know about bird sounds. Another favorite topic is how amateur recordists might help solve mysteries — and advance science — by recording common birds in their own backyards. Now, as most of North America languishes in the middle of a deep, dark winter, I’d like to point out a golden opportunity for citizen science — a chance to answer questions about a bird that many people know, but few really understand.
Pacific Wren’s a Done Deal
The grapevine tells me that the AOU checklist committee has voted to split Pacific Wren from Winter Wren.