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Recordist's notes
This was recorded shortly before dusk (I don't recall the exact time of day) on the north shore of Hog Island. Countless numbers of cormorants (along with seagulls and some other small ocean birds) were perched in the leafless trees on the island. I'm recording from below the islands rock, on the sandy shore, mic facing up at the birds. There was a massive amount of bird droppings and you could hear/see some of them splatting against the rock (though i'm not sure I could pick them out in this recording). This was recorded on my Zoom H4n. Note: This is the first field recording I've edited and shared, so I hope it is up to snuff.
About the place
Rohnert Park is a town of about 42,407 people in California, United States. OttoAnna lists 3 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom H4n. One of the most widely used field recorders of the 2010s, with X/Y mics and two XLR inputs.
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Sources & credits
- “Hog Island - Hog Island Cormorants and other Ambience” by petergabrieldavies – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0