Guide to Recording Nocturnal Flight Calls

Introduction

I record the nocturnal flight calls (NFCs) of birds from my home in Pennsylvania. This guide is a comprehensive overview of my station.

Station Setup

My goal is to record nocturnal flight calls at my house nightly and to be able to listen without affecting the recording process. My current setup is:

• Old Bird 21c microphone on roof
• Run cable through window into house
• Microphone power cable plugs into outlet
• Microphone audio cable plugs into Sony PCM-M10 digital audio recorder
• Connect speakers to the headphone jack of the PCM-M10 to listen live

Sections of this Guide

• Microphone
• Audio Recorder
• Computer Analysis of the calls
• FAQs

First: View Microphone Details >