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Recordist's notes
Midnight on the bayou after many consecutive days of rain, under the Waugh Dr. bridge, Houston, Texas. Mexican Freetail bats, roaches, insects, crickets, frogs, night herons, cars, traffic.. Church Audio CA-14 omnis + binaural headset > Tascam DR100 MK-2
About the place
Houston is a city of about 2,314,157 people in Texas, United States. OttoAnna lists 30 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Tascam DR-100 and Binaural microphones. A rugged recorder with both directional and omni microphone pairs.
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Sources & credits
- “WLD 2012: Bat swarm under the Waugh bridge, Houston, Texas - WLD: 2012: Buffalo Bayou's Night Buddies” by ryan urban – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0