[nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

2016-05-25 Thread Jerald
Hello all,

Last night was great for migration, and I had the following species fly
over:

Shorebird Sp. (NFC 2)
YBCU (NFC 1)
SWTH (NFC 76)
VEER (NFC 13)
WOTH (NFC 1)
AMRE (NFC 12)
CAWA (NFC 1)
Warbler Sp. (NFC 57; many zeeps)
BOBO (NFC 2)

I also had two possible Cape May Warblers.

Jerald

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[nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

2016-05-25 Thread John Kearney
Hi Jerald,

An impressive list! Have you told us where you are located? Are you recording 
and if so, what kind of equipment are you using?

John

 

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Subject: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

 

Hello all,

 

Last night was great for migration, and I had the following species fly over:

 

Shorebird Sp. (NFC 2)

YBCU (NFC 1)

SWTH (NFC 76)

VEER (NFC 13)

WOTH (NFC 1)

AMRE (NFC 12)

CAWA (NFC 1)

Warbler Sp. (NFC 57; many zeeps)

BOBO (NFC 2)

 

I also had two possible Cape May Warblers.

 

Jerald


 

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Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

2016-05-25 Thread Jerald Reb
Hi John, I'm in Delaware, I meant to include that and forgot. Yes, I record 
overnight, and I save calls that I hear live. I'm using a mic that I built 
loosely following the plans on the Oldbird website, and a preamp that I bought 
from Amazon. For recording I use Raven lite while listening live, but I record 
overnight with audacity and the oldbird detectors.

Jerald

> On May 25, 2016, at 11:48 AM, John Kearney  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jerald,
> An impressive list! Have you told us where you are located? Are you recording 
> and if so, what kind of equipment are you using?
> John
>  
> From: bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu 
> [mailto:bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Jerald
> Sent: May-25-16 12:38
> To: nfc-l 
> Subject: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16
>  
> Hello all,
>  
> Last night was great for migration, and I had the following species fly over:
>  
> Shorebird Sp. (NFC 2)
> YBCU (NFC 1)
> SWTH (NFC 76)
> VEER (NFC 13)
> WOTH (NFC 1)
> AMRE (NFC 12)
> CAWA (NFC 1)
> Warbler Sp. (NFC 57; many zeeps)
> BOBO (NFC 2)
>  
> I also had two possible Cape May Warblers.
>  
> Jerald
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RE: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

2016-05-25 Thread John Kearney
Thanks Jerald. I find it very interesting to learn what other people are using 
for nocturnal monitoring. It often gives me new ideas. I’m curious to know if 
anyone has tried using the Raspberry Pi computer as a recording device and how 
long it could run on batteries.

John

 

From: Jerald Reb [mailto:jrebel...@gmail.com] 
Sent: May-25-16 13:20
To: John Kearney 
Cc: nfc-l@cornell.edu
Subject: Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

 

Hi John, I'm in Delaware, I meant to include that and forgot. Yes, I record 
overnight, and I save calls that I hear live. I'm using a mic that I built 
loosely following the plans on the Oldbird website, and a preamp that I bought 
from Amazon. For recording I use Raven lite while listening live, but I record 
overnight with audacity and the oldbird detectors.





Jerald


On May 25, 2016, at 11:48 AM, John Kearney mailto:john.kear...@ns.sympatico.ca> > wrote:

Hi Jerald,

An impressive list! Have you told us where you are located? Are you recording 
and if so, what kind of equipment are you using?

John

 

From: bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu 
<mailto:bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu>  
[mailto:bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Jerald
Sent: May-25-16 12:38
To: nfc-l mailto:NFC-l@cornell.edu> >
Subject: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

 

Hello all,

 

Last night was great for migration, and I had the following species fly over:

 

Shorebird Sp. (NFC 2)

YBCU (NFC 1)

SWTH (NFC 76)

VEER (NFC 13)

WOTH (NFC 1)

AMRE (NFC 12)

CAWA (NFC 1)

Warbler Sp. (NFC 57; many zeeps)

BOBO (NFC 2)

 

I also had two possible Cape May Warblers.

 

Jerald


 

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Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

2016-05-25 Thread Jesse Ross
Hi John,

The Raspberry Pi can be used for audio recording, but it does not have a
microphone jack, so the sound has to come in through USB or a custom sound
card such as this (which claims to support 24-bit!):
http://readwrite.com/2014/03/11/raspberry-pi-wolfson-sound-card-3-ways-to-use-it/

Raspberry Pi is not optimized for low power consumption, so if you're
looking to run off of battery you might have better luck with other
board-based computers which are a bit more careful about power. I've heard
good things about Beaglebone.

best wishes,
jesse

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:39 AM, John Kearney  wrote:

> Thanks Jerald. I find it very interesting to learn what other people are
> using for nocturnal monitoring. It often gives me new ideas. I’m curious to
> know if anyone has tried using the Raspberry Pi computer as a recording
> device and how long it could run on batteries.
>
> John
>
>
>
> *From:* Jerald Reb [mailto:jrebel...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* May-25-16 13:20
> *To:* John Kearney 
> *Cc:* nfc-l@cornell.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16
>
>
>
> Hi John, I'm in Delaware, I meant to include that and forgot. Yes, I
> record overnight, and I save calls that I hear live. I'm using a mic that I
> built loosely following the plans on the Oldbird website, and a preamp that
> I bought from Amazon. For recording I use Raven lite while listening live,
> but I record overnight with audacity and the oldbird detectors.
>
>
>
> Jerald
>
>
> On May 25, 2016, at 11:48 AM, John Kearney 
> wrote:
>
> Hi Jerald,
>
> An impressive list! Have you told us where you are located? Are you
> recording and if so, what kind of equipment are you using?
>
> John
>
>
>
> *From:* bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu [
> mailto:bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu
> ] *On Behalf Of *Jerald
> *Sent:* May-25-16 12:38
> *To:* nfc-l 
> *Subject:* [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16
>
>
>
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> Last night was great for migration, and I had the following species fly
> over:
>
>
>
> Shorebird Sp. (NFC 2)
>
> YBCU (NFC 1)
>
> SWTH (NFC 76)
>
> VEER (NFC 13)
>
> WOTH (NFC 1)
>
> AMRE (NFC 12)
>
> CAWA (NFC 1)
>
> Warbler Sp. (NFC 57; many zeeps)
>
> BOBO (NFC 2)
>
>
>
> I also had two possible Cape May Warblers.
>
>
>
> Jerald
>
>
>
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RE: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

2016-05-25 Thread John Kearney
Thanks for the info, Jesse. I did hear about the sound card for Rasberry Pi. 
There is the Blue Icicle that has an XLR adapter, USB connection, and pre-amp 
that could be used with a computer that has a sound card. I’d like to find a 
small computer than can record for a few days to a week on D-batteries. Perhaps 
no such thing exists as yet. I suspect even Beaglebone would require more power 
than that?

John 

 

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[mailto:bounce-120518229-28417...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Jesse Ross
Sent: May-25-16 15:17
To: John Kearney 
Cc: Jerald Reb ; nfc-l@cornell.edu
Subject: Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

 

Hi John,

The Raspberry Pi can be used for audio recording, but it does not have a 
microphone jack, so the sound has to come in through USB or a custom sound card 
such as this (which claims to support 24-bit!): 
http://readwrite.com/2014/03/11/raspberry-pi-wolfson-sound-card-3-ways-to-use-it/

Raspberry Pi is not optimized for low power consumption, so if you're looking 
to run off of battery you might have better luck with other board-based 
computers which are a bit more careful about power. I've heard good things 
about Beaglebone.

best wishes,

jesse

 

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:39 AM, John Kearney mailto:john.kear...@ns.sympatico.ca> > wrote:

Thanks Jerald. I find it very interesting to learn what other people are using 
for nocturnal monitoring. It often gives me new ideas. I’m curious to know if 
anyone has tried using the Raspberry Pi computer as a recording device and how 
long it could run on batteries.

John

 

From: Jerald Reb [mailto: <mailto:jrebel...@gmail.com> jrebel...@gmail.com] 
Sent: May-25-16 13:20
To: John Kearney < <mailto:john.kear...@ns.sympatico.ca> 
john.kear...@ns.sympatico.ca>
Cc:  <mailto:nfc-l@cornell.edu> nfc-l@cornell.edu
Subject: Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

 

Hi John, I'm in Delaware, I meant to include that and forgot. Yes, I record 
overnight, and I save calls that I hear live. I'm using a mic that I built 
loosely following the plans on the Oldbird website, and a preamp that I bought 
from Amazon. For recording I use Raven lite while listening live, but I record 
overnight with audacity and the oldbird detectors.

 

Jerald


On May 25, 2016, at 11:48 AM, John Kearney mailto:john.kear...@ns.sympatico.ca> > wrote:

Hi Jerald,

An impressive list! Have you told us where you are located? Are you recording 
and if so, what kind of equipment are you using?

John

 

From:  <mailto:bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu> 
bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu [ 
<mailto:bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu> 
mailto:bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Jerald
Sent: May-25-16 12:38
To: nfc-l < <mailto:NFC-l@cornell.edu> NFC-l@cornell.edu>
Subject: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

 

Hello all,

 

Last night was great for migration, and I had the following species fly over:

 

Shorebird Sp. (NFC 2)

YBCU (NFC 1)

SWTH (NFC 76)

VEER (NFC 13)

WOTH (NFC 1)

AMRE (NFC 12)

CAWA (NFC 1)

Warbler Sp. (NFC 57; many zeeps)

BOBO (NFC 2)

 

I also had two possible Cape May Warblers.

 

Jerald


 

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Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

2016-05-25 Thread Brian Wilson
Specs on the Teensy + Teensy audio card look good to me.
16 bit CD rate stereo recording
32 bit ARM processor
Micro SD card slot
Stripped down - no ethernet / wifi / bluetooth / video controller that you
don't need (but can be added as extras)
About $30 for the 2 cards

http://www.prjc.com

No personal experience with these but watch the tutorial video. Looks
pretty easy to work with.


On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Jesse Ross  wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> The Raspberry Pi can be used for audio recording, but it does not have a
> microphone jack, so the sound has to come in through USB or a custom sound
> card such as this (which claims to support 24-bit!):
> http://readwrite.com/2014/03/11/raspberry-pi-wolfson-sound-card-3-ways-to-use-it/
>
> Raspberry Pi is not optimized for low power consumption, so if you're
> looking to run off of battery you might have better luck with other
> board-based computers which are a bit more careful about power. I've heard
> good things about Beaglebone.
>
> best wishes,
> jesse
>
> On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:39 AM, John Kearney <
> john.kear...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Jerald. I find it very interesting to learn what other people are
>> using for nocturnal monitoring. It often gives me new ideas. I’m curious to
>> know if anyone has tried using the Raspberry Pi computer as a recording
>> device and how long it could run on batteries.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Jerald Reb [mailto:jrebel...@gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* May-25-16 13:20
>> *To:* John Kearney 
>> *Cc:* nfc-l@cornell.edu
>> *Subject:* Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi John, I'm in Delaware, I meant to include that and forgot. Yes, I
>> record overnight, and I save calls that I hear live. I'm using a mic that I
>> built loosely following the plans on the Oldbird website, and a preamp that
>> I bought from Amazon. For recording I use Raven lite while listening live,
>> but I record overnight with audacity and the oldbird detectors.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jerald
>>
>>
>> On May 25, 2016, at 11:48 AM, John Kearney 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Jerald,
>>
>> An impressive list! Have you told us where you are located? Are you
>> recording and if so, what kind of equipment are you using?
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu [
>> mailto:bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu
>> ] *On Behalf Of *Jerald
>> *Sent:* May-25-16 12:38
>> *To:* nfc-l 
>> *Subject:* [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>>
>>
>> Last night was great for migration, and I had the following species fly
>> over:
>>
>>
>>
>> Shorebird Sp. (NFC 2)
>>
>> YBCU (NFC 1)
>>
>> SWTH (NFC 76)
>>
>> VEER (NFC 13)
>>
>> WOTH (NFC 1)
>>
>> AMRE (NFC 12)
>>
>> CAWA (NFC 1)
>>
>> Warbler Sp. (NFC 57; many zeeps)
>>
>> BOBO (NFC 2)
>>
>>
>>
>> I also had two possible Cape May Warblers.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jerald
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdin

Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

2016-05-25 Thread John Kearney
This looks very promising! Thank you Brian. 
John


> On May 25, 2016, at 5:36 PM, Brian Wilson  wrote:
> 
> Specs on the Teensy + Teensy audio card look good to me.
> 16 bit CD rate stereo recording
> 32 bit ARM processor
> Micro SD card slot
> Stripped down - no ethernet / wifi / bluetooth / video controller that you 
> don't need (but can be added as extras)
> About $30 for the 2 cards
> 
> http://www.prjc.com
> 
> No personal experience with these but watch the tutorial video. Looks pretty 
> easy to work with.
> 
> 
>> On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Jesse Ross  wrote:
>> Hi John,
>> 
>> The Raspberry Pi can be used for audio recording, but it does not have a 
>> microphone jack, so the sound has to come in through USB or a custom sound 
>> card such as this (which claims to support 24-bit!): 
>> http://readwrite.com/2014/03/11/raspberry-pi-wolfson-sound-card-3-ways-to-use-it/
>> 
>> Raspberry Pi is not optimized for low power consumption, so if you're 
>> looking to run off of battery you might have better luck with other 
>> board-based computers which are a bit more careful about power. I've heard 
>> good things about Beaglebone.
>> 
>> best wishes,
>> jesse
>> 
>>> On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:39 AM, John Kearney 
>>>  wrote:
>>> Thanks Jerald. I find it very interesting to learn what other people are 
>>> using for nocturnal monitoring. It often gives me new ideas. I’m curious to 
>>> know if anyone has tried using the Raspberry Pi computer as a recording 
>>> device and how long it could run on batteries.
>>> 
>>> John
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> From: Jerald Reb [mailto:jrebel...@gmail.com] 
>>> Sent: May-25-16 13:20
>>> To: John Kearney 
>>> Cc: nfc-l@cornell.edu
>>> Subject: Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Hi John, I'm in Delaware, I meant to include that and forgot. Yes, I record 
>>> overnight, and I save calls that I hear live. I'm using a mic that I built 
>>> loosely following the plans on the Oldbird website, and a preamp that I 
>>> bought from Amazon. For recording I use Raven lite while listening live, 
>>> but I record overnight with audacity and the oldbird detectors.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Jerald
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On May 25, 2016, at 11:48 AM, John Kearney  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Jerald,
>>> 
>>> An impressive list! Have you told us where you are located? Are you 
>>> recording and if so, what kind of equipment are you using?
>>> 
>>> John
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> From: bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu 
>>> [mailto:bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Jerald
>>> Sent: May-25-16 12:38
>>> To: nfc-l 
>>> Subject: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Hello all,
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Last night was great for migration, and I had the following species fly 
>>> over:
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Shorebird Sp. (NFC 2)
>>> 
>>> YBCU (NFC 1)
>>> 
>>> SWTH (NFC 76)
>>> 
>>> VEER (NFC 13)
>>> 
>>> WOTH (NFC 1)
>>> 
>>> AMRE (NFC 12)
>>> 
>>> CAWA (NFC 1)
>>> 
>>> Warbler Sp. (NFC 57; many zeeps)
>>> 
>>> BOBO (NFC 2)
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> I also had two possible Cape May Warblers.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Jerald
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> Jerald
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> NFC-L List Info:
>>> 
>>> Welcome and Basics
>>> 
>>> Rules and Information
>>> 
>>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
>>> 
>>> Archives:
>>> 
>>> The Mail Archive
>>> 
>>> Surfbirds
>>> 
>>> BirdingOnThe.Net
>>> 
>>> Please submit your observations to eBird!
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> NFC-L List Info:
>>> 
>>> Welcome and Basics
>>> 
>>> Rules and Information
>>> 
>>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
>>> 
>>> Archives:
>>> 
>>> The Mail Archive
>>> 
>>> Surfbirds
>>> 
>>> BirdingOnThe.Net
>>> 
>>> Please submit your observations to eBird!
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> --
>>> NFC-L List Info:
>>> Welcome and Basics
>>> Rules and Information
>>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
>>> Archives:
>>> The Mail Archive
>>> Surfbirds
>>> BirdingOnThe.Net
>>> Please submit your observations to eBird!
>>> --
>> 
>> --
>> NFC-L List Info:
>> Welcome and Basics
>> Rules and Information
>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
>> Archives:
>> The Mail Archive
>> Surfbirds
>> BirdingOnThe.Net
>> Please submit your observations to eBird!
>> --
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Brian Wilson, GISP
> Wildsong 707-827-0001
> 
> --
> NFC-L List Info:
> Welcome and Basics
> Rules and Information
> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave
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> Surfbirds
> BirdingOnThe.Net
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Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

2016-05-25 Thread andrew . albright
I was interested in trying to do both recording and sound processing with 
Raspberry Pi.   Also has anyone looked into whether there are wifi/Bluetooth 
enabled microphones?

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 25, 2016, at 2:46 PM, John Kearney  
> wrote:
> 
> This looks very promising! Thank you Brian. 
> John
> 
> 
>> On May 25, 2016, at 5:36 PM, Brian Wilson  wrote:
>> 
>> Specs on the Teensy + Teensy audio card look good to me.
>> 16 bit CD rate stereo recording
>> 32 bit ARM processor
>> Micro SD card slot
>> Stripped down - no ethernet / wifi / bluetooth / video controller that you 
>> don't need (but can be added as extras)
>> About $30 for the 2 cards
>> 
>> http://www.prjc.com
>> 
>> No personal experience with these but watch the tutorial video. Looks pretty 
>> easy to work with.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Jesse Ross  wrote:
>>> Hi John,
>>> 
>>> The Raspberry Pi can be used for audio recording, but it does not have a 
>>> microphone jack, so the sound has to come in through USB or a custom sound 
>>> card such as this (which claims to support 24-bit!): 
>>> http://readwrite.com/2014/03/11/raspberry-pi-wolfson-sound-card-3-ways-to-use-it/
>>> 
>>> Raspberry Pi is not optimized for low power consumption, so if you're 
>>> looking to run off of battery you might have better luck with other 
>>> board-based computers which are a bit more careful about power. I've heard 
>>> good things about Beaglebone.
>>> 
>>> best wishes,
>>> jesse
>>> 
>>>> On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:39 AM, John Kearney 
>>>>  wrote:
>>>> Thanks Jerald. I find it very interesting to learn what other people are 
>>>> using for nocturnal monitoring. It often gives me new ideas. I’m curious 
>>>> to know if anyone has tried using the Raspberry Pi computer as a recording 
>>>> device and how long it could run on batteries.
>>>> 
>>>> John
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> From: Jerald Reb [mailto:jrebel...@gmail.com] 
>>>> Sent: May-25-16 13:20
>>>> To: John Kearney 
>>>> Cc: nfc-l@cornell.edu
>>>> Subject: Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> Hi John, I'm in Delaware, I meant to include that and forgot. Yes, I 
>>>> record overnight, and I save calls that I hear live. I'm using a mic that 
>>>> I built loosely following the plans on the Oldbird website, and a preamp 
>>>> that I bought from Amazon. For recording I use Raven lite while listening 
>>>> live, but I record overnight with audacity and the oldbird detectors.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Jerald
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On May 25, 2016, at 11:48 AM, John Kearney  
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Jerald,
>>>> 
>>>> An impressive list! Have you told us where you are located? Are you 
>>>> recording and if so, what kind of equipment are you using?
>>>> 
>>>> John
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> From: bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu 
>>>> [mailto:bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Jerald
>>>> Sent: May-25-16 12:38
>>>> To: nfc-l 
>>>> Subject: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> Hello all,
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> Last night was great for migration, and I had the following species fly 
>>>> over:
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> Shorebird Sp. (NFC 2)
>>>> 
>>>> YBCU (NFC 1)
>>>> 
>>>> SWTH (NFC 76)
>>>> 
>>>> VEER (NFC 13)
>>>> 
>>>> WOTH (NFC 1)
>>>> 
>>>> AMRE (NFC 12)
>>>> 
>>>> CAWA (NFC 1)
>>>> 
>>>> Warbler Sp. (NFC 57; many zeeps)
>>>> 
>>>> BOBO (NFC 2)
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> I also had two possible Cape May Warblers.
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> Jerald
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> 
>>>> Jerald
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>

Alternate NFC Recording Devices (WAS Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16)

2016-05-28 Thread Josh Adams
Hello all,

I've been lurking here for a couple years with the intention of eventually 
setting up an automated listening station with a RaspberryPi or similar cheap, 
low-power ARM device. Unfortunately I currently live in bad area for noise (< 1 
mile away from a major freeway and directly adjacent to a major arterial road) 
so I haven't even bothered. Fortunately I'm about to move to a much better 
location and looking to hopefully set something up prior to fall migration.


In the meantime, here are a few things I've learned doing research.


As mentioned, you'll need some sort of way to get analog audio to a USB input. 
There are cheap (< $10) usb sound cards out there, but I'm assuming the inputs 
would likely be fairly noisy which could make it even more difficult to detect 
NFC's in the resulting recordings. A better option would be something like the 
Blue Icicle device mentioned. Other devices that look promising to me are the 
ART USB Dual Pre and Behringer 302USB. The later two options give you more 
options such as EQing, auxiliary outs, headphone outs, etc.


Raspberry Pi's have been known to corrupt a microSD card if you write a lot of 
data (say audio files) to them frequently. I've heard the best option is to 
write data to a USB thumb drive. Not sure if newer RasPi's or other similar 
devices have this issue. This has the nice bonus of giving you the ability to 
swap out drives as needed if your device is not local or easy to access.


There is an open source audio tool called SoX  ( http://sox.sourceforge.net/ ) 
which is run from the command line and can do everything you'd require from an 
NFC recording station. I'm pretty rusty in my Linux scripting, but I'm sure 
it'd be fairly easy to write a script that automatically started recording at X 
and ended at Y. Heck, it probably wouldn't be terribly difficult to base X and 
Y on sunrise/sunset times for that given day.


The real amazing thing would be if you



From: bounce-120518699-46331...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Brian Wilson 

Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 1:36 PM
To: nfc-l@cornell.edu
Subject: Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

Specs on the Teensy + Teensy audio card look good to me.
16 bit CD rate stereo recording
32 bit ARM processor
Micro SD card slot
Stripped down - no ethernet / wifi / bluetooth / video controller that you 
don't need (but can be added as extras)
About $30 for the 2 cards

http://www.prjc.com
[http://www.pjrc.com/tech/8051/board5/lcd_128x64_1s.jpg]<http://www.prjc.com/>

PJRC: Electronic Projects with ... - Components Available:<http://www.prjc.com/>
www.prjc.com
Paul and Robin's Home on the Internet, offering free technical design data and 
on-line ordering of special electronic parts



No personal experience with these but watch the tutorial video. Looks pretty 
easy to work with.


On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Jesse Ross 
mailto:jesse.r...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Hi John,

The Raspberry Pi can be used for audio recording, but it does not have a 
microphone jack, so the sound has to come in through USB or a custom sound card 
such as this (which claims to support 24-bit!): 
http://readwrite.com/2014/03/11/raspberry-pi-wolfson-sound-card-3-ways-to-use-it/

Raspberry Pi is not optimized for low power consumption, so if you're looking 
to run off of battery you might have better luck with other board-based 
computers which are a bit more careful about power. I've heard good things 
about Beaglebone.

best wishes,
jesse

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:39 AM, John Kearney 
mailto:john.kear...@ns.sympatico.ca>> wrote:
Thanks Jerald. I find it very interesting to learn what other people are using 
for nocturnal monitoring. It often gives me new ideas. I’m curious to know if 
anyone has tried using the Raspberry Pi computer as a recording device and how 
long it could run on batteries.
John

From: Jerald Reb [mailto:jrebel...@gmail.com<mailto:jrebel...@gmail.com>]
Sent: May-25-16 13:20
To: John Kearney 
mailto:john.kear...@ns.sympatico.ca>>
Cc: nfc-l@cornell.edu<mailto:nfc-l@cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

Hi John, I'm in Delaware, I meant to include that and forgot. Yes, I record 
overnight, and I save calls that I hear live. I'm using a mic that I built 
loosely following the plans on the Oldbird website, and a preamp that I bought 
from Amazon. For recording I use Raven lite while listening live, but I record 
overnight with audacity and the oldbird detectors.


Jerald

On May 25, 2016, at 11:48 AM, John Kearney 
mailto:john.kear...@ns.sympatico.ca>> wrote:
Hi Jerald,
An impressive list! Have you told us where you are located? Are you recording 
and if so, what kind of equipment are you using?
John

From: 
bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:bounce-120517698-28417...@list.cornell.edu&g

RE: Alternate NFC Recording Devices (WAS Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16)

2016-05-29 Thread John Kearney
Hi Josh and all,

Thanks for posting the results of your research. This is very helpful
information. Have you any idea as to possible recording times using alkaline
batteries? The email that I received seems to have been cut off at the end
(see below). 

John

 

From: bounce-120525239-28417...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-120525239-28417...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Josh Adams
Sent: May-28-16 18:01
To: NFC-l@cornell.edu
Subject: Alternate NFC Recording Devices (WAS Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16)

 

Hello all,

I've been lurking here for a couple years with the intention of eventually
setting up an automated listening station with a RaspberryPi or similar
cheap, low-power ARM device. Unfortunately I currently live in bad area for
noise (< 1 mile away from a major freeway and directly adjacent to a major
arterial road) so I haven't even bothered. Fortunately I'm about to move to
a much better location and looking to hopefully set something up prior to
fall migration. 

 

In the meantime, here are a few things I've learned doing research. 

 

As mentioned, you'll need some sort of way to get analog audio to a USB
input. There are cheap (< $10) usb sound cards out there, but I'm assuming
the inputs would likely be fairly noisy which could make it even more
difficult to detect NFC's in the resulting recordings. A better option would
be something like the Blue Icicle device mentioned. Other devices that look
promising to me are the ART USB Dual Pre and Behringer 302USB. The later two
options give you more options such as EQing, auxiliary outs, headphone outs,
etc. 

 

Raspberry Pi's have been known to corrupt a microSD card if you write a lot
of data (say audio files) to them frequently. I've heard the best option is
to write data to a USB thumb drive. Not sure if newer RasPi's or other
similar devices have this issue. This has the nice bonus of giving you the
ability to swap out drives as needed if your device is not local or easy to
access. 

 

There is an open source audio tool called SoX  ( http://sox.sourceforge.net/
) which is run from the command line and can do everything you'd require
from an NFC recording station. I'm pretty rusty in my Linux scripting, but
I'm sure it'd be fairly easy to write a script that automatically started
recording at X and ended at Y. Heck, it probably wouldn't be terribly
difficult to base X and Y on sunrise/sunset times for that given day. 

 

The real amazing thing would be if you 

 

  _  

From: bounce-120518699-46331...@list.cornell.edu
<mailto:bounce-120518699-46331...@list.cornell.edu>
mailto:bounce-120518699-46331...@list.cornell.edu> > on behalf of Brian
Wilson mailto:br...@wildsong.biz> >
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 1:36 PM
To: nfc-l@cornell.edu <mailto:nfc-l@cornell.edu> 
Subject: Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16 

 

Specs on the Teensy + Teensy audio card look good to me.

16 bit CD rate stereo recording

32 bit ARM processor

Micro SD card slot

Stripped down - no ethernet / wifi / bluetooth / video controller that you
don't need (but can be added as extras)

About $30 for the 2 cards

 

http://www.prjc.com



 <http://www.prjc.com/> 

 <http://www.prjc.com/> PJRC: Electronic Projects with ... - Components
Available:

www.prjc.com <http://www.prjc.com> 

Paul and Robin's Home on the Internet, offering free technical design data
and on-line ordering of special electronic parts

 

No personal experience with these but watch the tutorial video. Looks pretty
easy to work with.

 

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Jesse Ross mailto:jesse.r...@gmail.com> > wrote:

Hi John,

The Raspberry Pi can be used for audio recording, but it does not have a
microphone jack, so the sound has to come in through USB or a custom sound
card such as this (which claims to support 24-bit!):
http://readwrite.com/2014/03/11/raspberry-pi-wolfson-sound-card-3-ways-to-us
e-it/

Raspberry Pi is not optimized for low power consumption, so if you're
looking to run off of battery you might have better luck with other
board-based computers which are a bit more careful about power. I've heard
good things about Beaglebone.

best wishes,

jesse

 

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:39 AM, John Kearney mailto:john.kear...@ns.sympatico.ca> > wrote:

Thanks Jerald. I find it very interesting to learn what other people are
using for nocturnal monitoring. It often gives me new ideas. I'm curious to
know if anyone has tried using the Raspberry Pi computer as a recording
device and how long it could run on batteries.

John

 

From: Jerald Reb [mailto:jrebel...@gmail.com <mailto:jrebel...@gmail.com> ] 
Sent: May-25-16 13:20
To: John Kearney mailto:john.kear...@ns.sympatico.ca> >
Cc: nfc-l@cornell.edu <mailto:nfc-l@cornell.edu> 
Subject: Re: [nfc-l] Migrants 5/24/16

 

Hi John, I'm in Delaware, I meant to in