Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Sunset Pass - June 10, 2006

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Title Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Sunset Pass - June 10, 2006
Common Name Smith's Longspur; White-crowned Sparrow
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Craniata
Class Aves
Subject Ambient sounds; Places; Birds; Nature sounds
Spatial Coverage Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska); Alaska; Sunset Pass (Alaska)
Creator Stewart, Martyn, 1955-
Media Rights Management Principal Investigator: Bernie Krause, PhD; Project collaborators and associates: Kevin Colver, Martyn Stewart
Publisher Western Soundscape Archive, University of Utah
Contributors Krause, Bernard L.; Colver, Kevin J.
Date 2006-06-10
Type Sound
Format audio/mpeg
Digitization Specifications Compressed from .wav format into .mp3 delivery format
Contributing Institution 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
Description Ambient recording
Note Field notes: Much of the snow field has melted making the rivers swell and increase in volume / noise. Warmest day of the period. I tried to set the mics against the bank of the river to achieve some shelter from the wind. Swelling river sounds... Habitat: Foothills/tundra; Elevation: 1565 Feet; Climate: Dray; Season: Spring; Weather: Clear; Wind speed: 4 MPH; Temp. 72F; Humidity: 54%; Local Time: 5:50 PM
Global Positioning System Coordinates 69.6555 / -144.055
Additional Resources Arctic Soundscape Project; http://www.wildsanctuary.com/popv2/pop_arctic
Source File Recording Equipment Recorder: Sound devices 722; Microphone: MKH-30/40 combo; Mic pattern: MS; Sample bit rate: 44.1 kHz/24 bits
ARK ark:/87278/s6j96kmz
Setname uu_wss
ID 1117659
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j96kmz
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