Gray Flycatcher, Common Raven, Northern Flicker, Chipping Sparrow, Western Meadowlark... by John Hartog published on 2012-05-31T22:22:44Z 2012 May 6 06:36 hrs Recorded just over a hill from our camp along the South Fork Crooked River. Crook County, Oregon. The dawn bird chorus has settled down a bit, yet the morning is alive with joyful expressions of life. Meanwhile down in camp most of the Oregon Natural Desert Association volunteer crew, including myself, have not yet awoken - still resting from a good long day of riparian restoration. Species: Anyone who can help identify the species and calls, please feel free to comment, and I will add them to this list. Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) Western Meadowlark Northern Flicker: drum call Chipping Sparrow Common Raven Equipment: Sound Devices 702 recorder, two Rode NT1A microphones head-spaced, angled 60 degrees between axes, and separated by a sound absorbing baffle. Edits: Amplified 20 dB above natural to bring out the nuances of this quiet soundscape, equalized to balance frequencies and to minimize a low frequency tone possibly from a distant motor. This recording has been featured on the Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) website: http://onda.org/blog/sounds-of-oregons-high-desert Genre Nature Comment by Wild Ambience nice woodpecker drumming! 2012-07-21T11:37:33Z Comment by spodog Gray Flycatcher - singing throughout the recording. 2012-06-18T01:40:47Z Comment by spodog The predominant song is from a Gray Flycatcher - he si singing throughout the recording. 2012-06-18T01:38:46Z Comment by cdavidson What a quiet setting , great recording ...too bad soundcloud has to encode at such low resolution. Chris 2012-06-03T04:21:52Z Comment by listeningpost Nice Raven those NT-1a's are working very well 2012-06-01T21:01:23Z