Rebecca, We have been using a Olympus LS-10 Linear PCM Recorder with a AudioTechnica AT 897 condenser microphone to record a variety of animal vocalizations successfully (including cranes and kiwis). We're saving the files in .wav format.
Hope this helps, Anne Anne Marchant, PhD. Associate Director Mason Center for Conservation Studies c/o Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute 1500 Remount Road Front Royal, VA 22630 Prince William Campus Mailstop 5F7 571-296-6008 ----- Original Message ----- From: Rebecca Stirnemann <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010 9:44 pm Subject: [ECOLOG-L] What is the best equipement for recording bird calls? > Can any one recomend equipment for recording bird calls for > analysis and > playback? I have heard MP3 players have a poorer resolution and > birds do not > respond as well. Can any one confirm this is true? > > Thanks > Rebecca >
