Sounds of Leelanau County: Yellowthroats, Hawks, Woodpeckers, Chickadees and Warblers!!
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My recordings from the upper peninsula are not useable because some type of critter thought it would be fun to chew the microphone cable. I didn’t notice until I got back to Traverse City, but I had to order a replacement cable. Of the 30 hours of recorded files, I could only salvage what you heard in the episode last week. As you know, I went to the eastern UP hoping to record wolves. The good? I found the wolves and tracked them for two days before setting up my recorders. The bad? They are very elusive and difficult to capture on “tape”. I have a few seconds of what might be a howl, but it is distant and could also be a Common Loon.
Welcome to the 17th episode of the Nature is my Jam podcast! Because of some technical difficulties while I was in the upper peninsula, I had to dig into some older files for this week’s episode. Not to fear, though. We are in Leelanau County again and we are going to be spoiled with a menagerie of bird calls recorded in an open meadow. How many birds make up a menagerie?? I don’t know that answer but we have 10 birds for the price of admission. And not just any birds. We are talking Common Yellowthroats, Magnolia Warblers, Black-capped Chickadees, Pileated Woodpeckers, Red-shouldered Hawks, Blue Jays (song and calls!), Crows, and more.
I invested in better wind protection for my microphone. You can also see the new, sturdier cable that arrived earlier this week.
Northport is a tiny village near the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula that has beautiful rolling hills, forests, farmland and perhaps my favorite, expansive open meadows that soak up the sun and play host to a who’s who of Northern Michigan wildlife. This recording, as I mentioned above, is very much bird forward to the listening palate.
As always, I welcome your thoughts and hope you enjoy this episode. Thanks again for your continued support!
Recording Summary:
Date and Time: 9/7/2022 | 7:00 AM
Location: Leelanau County, Michigan, USA
Landscape/Feature: Wide Open Meadow just outside the village of Northport
Conditions: Morning, Sunny, Light Breeze
Recording Device: Zoom F6 Field Recorder
Microphone(s): Audio Technica BP 4025
Digital Audio Workstation: Adobe Audition
