12.15Voices In The Woods – Pt. 1
For some time now I have been aware that there is something in the woods behind my house that once in awhile makes strange sounds.
The leaves are off the trees now and the woods in the daytime are fairly transparent. Deer are easily seen on the hill behind my house. I live on a small lake at the end of a spur. I do have a few neighbors up the road from me but none next door.
At night everything changes dramatically. It is extremely dark as I do not use any security lights or leave outside lights on.
The small valley behind my home.
I am doing audio recording 24/7 with a Telinga parabolic microphone. The parabolic is mounted on a tripod and located on a covered patio which is covered by a roof and surrounded by three walls. Microphone cables go through a hole I created in my basement wall and then feed upstairs to my Sound Devices 722 recorder.
I live in a very quiet area. At night there is almost no vehicle traffic. The greatest problem I have getting good recordings is wind in the tops of the trees.
In the last month I recorded strange sound three different times.
I propose no explanation to the sources of the sounds only that I can verify that no one is wondering around in the woods behind my home at the late hours of the night. The rustling of leaves that is heard is my dog Belle running up closer to the house.
The 1st sound almost sounds like a low moan.
Recorded the 15th of November, 2011.
Click here to listen to sound clip: Voice 1
Waveform view and spectral view of Voice 1.
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The 2nd sound sort of sounds like someone laughing.
Recorded the 17th of November, 2011.
Click here to listen to sound clip: Voice 2
Waveform view and spectral view of Voice 2.
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The 3rd sound resembles voices similar to a GPS audio or a TV.
Recorded the 11th of December, 2011.
Click here to listen to sound clip: Voice 3
Waveform view and spectral view of Voice 3.
One could certainly wish to have better quality recordings but with the wind and distance it is not possible.
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Voice 1 and 3 sound like owls to me.
December 16th, 2011 at 6:57 pm
I’ve had a possum laugh at me once. Believe it or not.
“Rahhhhh-rah-rah-rah rah.
Voice 2 might be one.
I’d like to know what owl would sound like Voice 3 though. I’ve heard mockingbirds imitate cell phones.
But, I’ve never heard “if you’d like to make a call, please hang up and try again” in the woods.
December 21st, 2011 at 5:11 am
There are several large libraries of bird and animals sounds available.
Among those are:
The Cornell Lab Of Ornithology – Macaulay Library
The Internet Bird Collection
xeno-canto
National Geographic
If anyone feels that they know of a recording from either a bird or animal that matches any of my recordings please send me a link from one of these excellent libraries.
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My feelings about the use of video and gamecams is well known.
What About Video or Gamecams?
December 21st, 2011 at 7:45 pm
Very cool recordings. So Belle runs to the house in all 3 of them? Afraid? Is that the only reaction from her? How far from your house do You think they are?
January 17th, 2012 at 10:29 am
Belle did not run into the house with any of these recordings. I think the closest is about 150 feet.
January 17th, 2012 at 12:40 pm
Voice 3 is a muffled Television transmission, the voice is Female. Sounds like an advertisment. I would say the TV is inside the house and the recorder is outside, sounds as if this were a night time recording and the house window was open allowing the TV transmission to be heard in low muffled tones.
January 20th, 2012 at 9:52 pm