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Laura Sebastianelli

by Laura Sebastianelli

I am naturalist, ecological educator, sound recordist, citizen scientist, and active community member living near Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve in Alexandria, VA. More here: https://wildaroundus.wordpress.com/ and https://soundsofschoodic.wordpress.com/

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  1. Howler Monkey, Laguna de Apoyo

    Howler Monkey recorded near Pasada Ecologica La Abuela at Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua Recorded at 6:08am, February 11, 2025.

  2. Common Pauraque at Laguna de Ayopo, Masaya, Nicaragua

    This is part of a longer recording of 2 Common Pauraque calling just outside the entrance gate to Casa de las Aves on Feb 10, 2025 at 10:17pm. Full recording at Macaulay Library: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/630542699 (The Image was from another time, taken on Ometepe Island, NI)

  3. Northern Bobwhite

    Recorded along the Egypt Road in Cambridge MD, July 14, 2024 at 8:12am

  4. Loons in rain and thunder storm

    Tremolos and hoots of Common Loons in rain and thunder storm COLO storm 444pm 322 LOON_20230705_1 image by L Sebastianelli 2010.

  5. 3 Wood Thrush Singing

    This is a binaural recording (best listened to with headphones)of at least 3 Wood Thrush singing. Recorded at 8:14am on 8/6/2023 at Bolingbroke Park, Izak Walton League of America, Maryland Mid-shore Chapter), in Trappe. Partial recording. Full recording…

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  6. Caterwauling Barred Owls -- Alexandria, VA

    short clip of one hour recording with 3 sets of three Barred Owls caterwauling in the rain. (Alexandria, VA) BAOW ML218677441 03202020

  7. BAOW GHOW 032821 556am

    BAOW GHOW 032821 556am by Laura Sebastianelli

  8. Barred Owl trio & Red Fox

    3 Barred Owls (1m & 2f) were "dueting" & caterwauling (latter begins at 12:06m). (Also Red Fox, possibly 2 at one point, were calling, beginning at 9:27min). Barred Owls had begun "duetting" & caterwauling about 10 min before I started recording. Looking at the spectrogram, it appears to be a…

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  9. Dueting Barred Owls

    Despite rain (light to medium at times) a pair of of dueting Barred Owls was recorded for over an hour (4:20 - 5:25am) this morning at the edges of west Dyke Marsh and River Towers, Alexandria, VA. This clip features roughly 5 minutes that includes 3 sets of caterwauling -- calls described well…

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  10. Red Foxes Mating

    A pair of Red Foxes mating (heard and seen) at the edge of the west Dyke Marsh & River Towers Condominiums, Alexandria, VA. Recorded at 10:06pm, March 6, 2020. 1014 030620 1006pm

  11. White-tailed Deer snorting

    I was recording birds on a bog trail in Schoodic Woods, and so was standing perfectly still. I'm guessing the two deer caught my scent and they began snorting, perhaps to communicate caution, and suprisingly this went on for a couple of minutes. I never saw them or heard them leave the area, but...

  12. Eastern Whip-poor-will 061219

    Columbia Falls, Maine EWPW 1002 061219 1022pm

  13. Spring Peepers

    Recorded at Belle View Elementary School at 11:57pm, March 28, 2019 B23h57m52s28mar2019y

  14. Beaver

    Beaver chewing on a stick followed by tail slap. Recorded in west Dyke Marsh 3/28/19 ay 11:04 pm. B23h04m11s28mar2019y

  15. Northern Saw-whet Owl (with Common Nighthawk & frogs)

    mediocre recording but interesting owl -- the northern saw-whet. tooting starts off soft and builds up, and drops off suddenly. this is part of a 42 minute recording with over 25 cycles of toots. common nighthawk doing calls and wing booms, and many frogs Fostex FR2, 2 sennheiser ME 62. was set…

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  16. Saw-whet Owl, Nighthawk, & Peepers

    Northern Saw-whet Owl, Common Nighthawk, Spring Peepers. Also White-throated Sparrow, and Green Frogs, Gray Tree Frogs. Schoodic Peninsula, Acadia National Park, Maine Fostex FR-2 Sennheiser ME62 NSWO & CONI B20h34m47s08jun2018y

  17. Northern Saw Whet Owl, Spring Peepers, rain

    A NSWO in rain with Spring Peepers. Recorded June 5 2018 at 8:58 pm with Fostex FR-2 and Sennheiser ME62 (both covered in thin plastic to protect from rain). Terrible quality recording but seemed worth it given NSWO not documented yet as breeding in Schoodic Division of Acadia NP....

  18. Blue Jay as Red-shouldered Hawk

    While many of the calls of the Blue jay are familiar to us, Blue Jays are also well known for their excellent imitations of other birds -- notably hawks. This recording includes imitations of a Red-Shouldered Hawk by a Blue Jay in west Dyke Marsh. Recorded @ 8:30am, Feb 24, 2018 with Fostex FR-2,...

  19. Common Nighthawks, Schoodic Head 061617 4am

    3 common nighthawks making peenting calls and wings booms but also a rattling noise at the Overlook (410 ft) on Schoodic Head (435 feet) Schoodic division Acadia National Park Winter Harbor, ME -- flying in a formation in which they were following each other very very closely -- one after the…

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  20. Swainson's & Hermit Thrushes

    Swainson's and Hermit Thrushes, Schoodic Pennisula, Adadia National Park, Maine. Mostly they are alternating but sometimes sing over each other's voice, and the Hermit is a bit farther away than the Swainson's. The Hermit is the voice with the "sustained whistle" as the lead-in. There are PWUT…

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  21. Barred Owl

    This is a Barred Owl (thanks to Ed for confirming my ID!). It was hooting right off the balcony in a nearby tree! I did not have time to grab my recording equipment so just ran with the iPhone (which is good because it only hooted a few times -- I missed about three hoots before I started...

  22. (short) Wetland evening chorus 60817 8:10pm

    Warning: starts soft and once frogs start gets very loud. Common Yellowthroat and birds in background include Swainson's Thrush, Chipping Sparrow. Frogs include a Green Frog. Spring Peepers, and Gray Tree Frogs. The Spring Peepers and Gray Tree Frogs had already been through a couple of very loud...

  23. American Bittern 061617 141pm

    Recorded at wetland at base of Precipice (below Peregrine nest) Acadia National Park, MDI division lots of noise due to Light rain 57 F Fostex Fr2, Sennheiser ME 64 trimmed, levelled, High Pass filter (250 hz) in Audacity according to best practices spectragram created in Adobe Audution...

  24. Hairy Woodpeckers, nestlings and adults 062617 617am

    Hairy Woodpeckers, nestlings and adults no name trail across from Frazer Point Schoodic division, Acadia National Park Fostex Fr2, Sennheiser ME 64 Trimmed, Leveled, and High Pass Filter (250hz) in Audacity according to best practices Spectrogram created in Adobe Audition B06h17m28s26jun2017y

  25. Wil's filtered and enhanced Common Night Hawk Mating Vocalizations

    Wil Hershberger filtered and enhanced my recording of CONI mating vocalizations. Thanks, Wil! My leveled original can be found here https://soundcloud.com/wildaroundus/common-nighthawk-courtship-062317-351am

  26. Common Nighthawk courtship 062317 351am

    This is a just a short portion of the dawn chorus atop Schoodic Head at the Overlook (about 420 ft above sea level), specifically listening to sounds that are new to me from a pair of nighthawks in courtship. After a wing boom and peenting, one of them landed on the rock ledge about 20-25 ft away...

  27. Song Sparrow 062117 702am

    In shrub on causeway to Little Moose Island. Mostly Sunny 60 degrees incoming tide Fostex FR2 recorder, Sennheiser ME 64. B07h02m29s21jun2017y Trimd Levld in Audacity Spectrogram created in Adobe Audition

  28. Swainson's Thrush 061517 619am

    Swainson's Thrush (Spring Peeper-like sound in background -- "wee" call as defined by N. Pieplow-- is the call of another Swainson's Thrush) on trail to "Ocean Bench" off Sun Dew Trail, Schoodic Division, Acadia National Park. Recorded with Fostex FR2, Sennhesier ME 64 short shotgun mic. Mostly...

  29. (short) Common Nighthawks Rattling & Peenting 061617 356am

    3 common nighthawks making their peenting calls and rattling (wings booms did occur minutes later but not in this portion of the recording) They were following each other very very closely -- as if flying in formation (or chasing in territory?) at the Overlook on Schoodic Head Schoodic division...

  30. Black-and-White Warbler 061317 954am

    Recorded Jun 13, 2017 at 9:54am on the Alder Trail, Schoodic Division, Acadia National Park. Fostex FR2, Sennheiser ME 66 B09h54m04s13jun2017y Ed, Lev, Trim, Hp Fil

  31. Common Yellowthroat at Blueberry HIll

    Common Yellowthroat at Blueberry Hill, Schoodic Div., Acadia National Park at 7:04am. Fostex FR2 recorder, Sennheiser ME66 short shotgun mic B07h04m38s13jun2017y trim, lev.wav

  32. distressed female Ruffed Grouse 061317 838am

    This is a distressed female Ruffed Grouse calling. I was not the primary cause of her stress but did take time to record it which I'm sure did nothing to soothe the poor gal. A pair of hikers had just passed me as I was recording on the Alder Trail (Schoodic Division, Acadia National Park). As I...

  33. Common Nighthawk at Schoodic Head

    Common Nighthawk "peenting" and "wing booms" 3:58am on top of Schoodic Head (Schoodic Div., Acadia National Park). Edited, leveled and due to gusting winds and ocean noise, did high pass filter at 250hz. Recorded with Fostex FR2 and Sennheiser ME62 (would have used a different mic if I had known…

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  34. Swainson's Thrush 060717 715pm

    Swainson's Thrush singing Wednesday June 7, 2017 7:15 pm temperature low 50s clear skies between the tides Sun Dew Trail where it intersects with trail to Ocean Beach Schoodic Pennisula Acadia National Park Winter Harbor, ME Fostex FR2 Sennheister ME 66 short shotgun trimmed and normalized to…

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  35. Red Fox 041520171133

    red fox calling in west dyke marsh recorded with fostex fr-2 & sennheiser me66

  36. Spring Peeper at Belle View ES 032717

    Spring Peepers calling despite their habitat having been recently mowed down (cattails, grasses). Traffic noises in background from Fort Hunt Rd. Alexandria, VA. Recorded 032717 at 8:06pm with iPhone 6+ using Rode Recording app.

  37. Red Fox

    Red Fox calling in west Dyke Marsh. Recoded at 7:25 pm, Thursday, March 9, 2017 with Fostex Fr-2, Sennheiser Me-62, and Telinga parabolic dish. Image taken on Feb 14, 2016 in west Dyke Marsh.

  38. Red Fox calling

    Red Fox calling in west Dyke Marsh, (part of the NPS' George Washington Memorial Parkway)Fairfax, VA at 8:20pm, Nov. 13, 2016 -- during the Supermoon. Recorded with Fostex FR-2, Sennheiser ME 62, and Telinga parabola. B21h20m57s13nov2016y

  39. Singing Insects

    This recording is best listened to with headphones. An insect Chorus featuring some of our local singers: Southeastern Field Crickets and/or Carolina Ground Crickets (singing a continuous trill and they are almost impossible to differentiate) Common True Katydid (singing "katy did-katy didn't…

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  40. grounded Common True Katydid

    Photo by Lisa Brown (creative commons, attribution, non-commercial; http://bit.ly/2b6RcCu). Usually high in the treetops, this Common True Katydid (Pterophylla camellifolia) was calling on the ground!.Though they have large forewings they can not fly. The previous evening there had been a severe...

  41. Dusk Soundwalk at Dyke Marsh

    30+ seconds at 7 stops (and at end) at Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve (a unit of the NPS George Washington Memorial Parkway) along the dusk Soundwalk event celebrating World Listening Day (global events July 16-22 exploring Sounds Lost and Found). Recorded July 16, 2016 with iPhone 6, using a RODE...

  42. Dawn Soundwalk at Dyke Marsh

    30 seconds at 7 stops at Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve (a unit of the NPS George Washington Memorial Parkway) along the dawn Soundwalk event celebrating World Listening Day (global events July 16-22 exploring Sounds Lost and Found). Recorded July 16, 2016 with iPhone 6, using a RODE app, edited in...

  43. Swamp Cicada aka Morning Cicada (Neotibicen tibicen tibicen)

    Heard mid-morning in west Dyke Marsh in shrubs alongside the channelized stream that enters west Dyke Marsh. Other sounds include wind (around 10mph, and distant traffic from the GW Parkway, an airplane, and occasional bird calls. While other cicadas sing higher in trees, the Swamp Cicada, found…

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  44. Least Bittern

    Friday, June 24, 2016 at 8:04am. Least Bittern (contact call) in side channel of the Big Gut in Dyke Marsh. Image copyright Ed Eder. taken on June 12, 2016. Recorded with Fostex FR-2, Sennheiser ME66. Edited in Audacity: Amplified and Fade in/out (no filters).

  45. Raccoon in distress

    iphone recording @ 10:45pm June 19 2016. a distress call and wimpering. racoon (confirmed by friend at Macaulay Lab -- see for comparison http://macaulaylibrary.org/audio/521435) (image taken June 20, 2016)

  46. Red Fox

    Recorded May 23, 2016 around 10PM on balcony overlooking west Dyke Marsh. It called intermittently for about 10 minutes. American Bullfrogs in background (as well as cars from GWMP and distant airplane traffic). 63 degrees, and had been raining earlier in the evening. Recorded with Fostex FR2,...

  47. Barred Owls in Dyke Marsh

    In west Dyke Marsh, a Barred Owls calls in the foreground, another responding in background (after 3 min), then calling back and forth. Other natural sounds include Green Frogs (Bullfrogs were calling earlier) and Spring Crickets. Rain begins about midway, and increases especially towards last...

  48. Barred Owls

    Recorded shortly before 11:30pm April 20, 2016 in west Dyke Marsh with Fostex FR2, Sennheiser ME62, Telinga Parabola. About 25 hours short of a Full Moon, mainly clear skies, 56 degrees. Edited in Audacity from 8+min recording, fade in/out, minimal high filter pass (150). Background noise…

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  49. SpringPeeper_VA_FriendsOfDykeMarshFrogWatch_LSebastianelli_20160301

    Spring Peepers, possibly first of year (foy) 2016, but at minimum first documented by me this year (2016) at Belle View Elementary School -- at the site of the Wetland Restoration next to West Grove Park near Dyke Marsh. Calling was intermittent. It was 61 degrees, no precipitation, light wind…

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  50. mid-Febraury calling of Great Horned Owl

    A Great Horned Owl was calling for over an hour near west Dyke Marsh. This was recorded about 2:20am on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Temperatures just above freezing (I could hear snow and ice falling off branches --sometimes sounding like gun shot). Recorded with Fostex FR-2, Sennheiser ME 62,...

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I am naturalist, ecological educator, sound recordist, citizen scientist, and active community member living near Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve in Alexandria, VA. More here: https://wildaroundus.wordpress.com/ and https://soundsofschoodic.wordpress.com/

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