Actual motW topic.

[FuSoYa]

Hi everyone, I need to obtain a sample (I would rather record it myself from scratch of course) of the sound of crows or larks or some other kind of morning bird, at dawn, next to a lake or pond, being flushed from their place of rest with the flapping of wings and flock vocalizations that resonate over the surface of the lake.

Does anyone know what time of year stuff like this usually happens, or what kind of bird I'm actually thinking of? I have the sound and visualization in my head but I can't pinpoint it.

 

[deadair]

...if you want it soon... it's going to be ducks.


but if you can wait... ther sky is the limit.


(emo nerd)

 

[xfer]

This isn't exactly what you're looking for, but you can narrow down what kind of bird sound you want by checking a birdsong page...like this one:

http://enature.com/audio/audio_home.asp

I think one of the cooler dawn birdsongs is the cry of the loon, but I don't think that's exactly what you're looking for...

 

[FuSoYa]

The loon one is actually really close to what I want! But I need like wings flapping and stuff too.

 

[FuSoYa]

actually the crow sound is really important too. I wonder if I could make a combination of the two, or if that would sound too artificial?

I think i want a flock of crows, although the loon is cool.

 

[FuSoYa]

OK so... where/when should I go to flush a murder of crows at dawn over alake?

 

[deadair]

i have crows all around my house.. no lake though

 

[deadair]

(as far as the when... i'm guessing some morning...)

 

[xfer]

I didn't think crows lived near lakes at all.

 

[FuSoYa]

they must, i've heard this sound before. unless i'm thinking of a crow-sounding lake bird.

 

[chupe666]

Yeah, the corn fields around here have lots of crows, but not so many around lakes. deadair's got lots of crows there in Iowa too. Might be tough to do. But I dig recording sound fx yourself- i took a minidisc recorder around the streets of Chicago and recorded a bunch of crap- like a guy playing tuba and singing the Beatles' Gotta Get You Into My Life, only he sang Gottat Get You Outta My Life and then there was a screeching car tire and almost an accident right after it.


Fun shit. I would think October, with the corn fields in harvest mode would be a good shot, but the water thing would be hard.

 

[Stultus]

I'd go with what deadair said... ducks or other migrating water-birds will give you the necessary wings-flapping sound (you can try ponds), and then you can add the loon sound yourself.

 

[xfer]

Well, loons live near lakes, but they're endangered, I think...all the looncries I've heard, at least, have been from sanctuaries.

 

[FuSoYa]

i figured out that i actually want BLUE JAY. I think.

 

[deadair]

WHAT?!?!?!... you want a flock of blue jays?... or just the sound of a blue jay?