Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Beaufort Lagoon- Telinga 14 (060608-128)
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Common Name
Lapland Longspur; Rock Ptarmigan; Sandhill Crane; Pectoral Sandpiper; Greater White-fronted Goose; Long-tailed Duck; Red Phalarope
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Aves
Subject
Ambient sounds; Places; Birds; Nature sounds
Place Names
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska); Alaska; Beaufort Lagoon (Alaska)
Creator of Media Recording
Colver, Kevin J.
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.; Stewart, Martyn, 1955-
Resource Type
sound
Format
audio/wav
Digitization Specifications
Compressed from .wav format into .mp3 delivery format
Contributing Institution
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112; 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; Ecological and animal data provided by NatureServe. 2006. NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available http://www.natureserve.org/explorer
Recording Description
ambient recording
Notes
Field notes: Lapland longspurs everywhere. Rock Ptarmigan calls occasionally. Pectoral Sandpiper does and occasional hooting display. Sandhill cranes in the distance. Greater White-fronted Geese are present. The storm has passed and the wind is gone. Our resident Arctic Fox calls occasionally. Red Phalaropes work the puddles. A pair of Long-tailed Ducks have taken up residence in the pond. A pair of Cackling geese have also settled in. Habitat: Coastal Tundra with small puddles/ponds; Elevation: 8 Feet; Season: Spring; Temp. 39.6 F; Wind speed: 1 MPH; Humidity: 77.5%; Local Time: 5:20
