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- 11. sound(e)scape #5
Creek trickle.
I hope this doesn't make you have to pee.
Aptos, CA
7 May 2020
Recorded by Alex
3 min - 10. Trendsetters in Social Distancing
Many of us are hearing the term "social distancing" for the first time. However, many different taxa practice social distancing during times of disease, and they might be able to show us how it's done.
Featuring guest Dr. Winifred Frick: http://frick.eeb.ucsc.edu/
Please contact Ishana with any questions or concerns at [email protected].
8 min - 9. sound(e)scape #4
Swainson's thrush and son. And the highway, the ever-present highway. And a few others:
Black-headed grosbeak
American robin
Wilson's warbler
Steller's jay
Aptos, CA
7 May 2020
Recorded by Alex
3 min - 8. Who stays, who goes?
In this episode we explore two spring animal migrations in the Santa Cruz, CA area through a 'shelter in place' lens. I know, it's "not fair": other animals get to move around while we can't. Might as well learn a little bit about them and the research that goes into studying their movements. Special thanks to UCSC undergraduate student Thomas Savoie and Año Nuevo Reserve Director Dr. Patrick Robinson. Learn more about Northern Elephant Seal research (and more!) at [email protected]
Intro and outro music by L C Baron.
Hummingbird sounds recorded by Alex Jones.
Male northern elephant seal sound recorded by Caroline Casey and used by permission.
Other music credit:
Fuzzball Parade by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5044-fuzzball-parade
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
30 min - 7. sound(e)scape #3
Perched upon a log, listening to a creek.
Aptos, CA
7 May 2020
Birdies:
Black-headed grosbeak
Pacific-slope flycatcher
Recorded by Alex
3 min - 6. Springtime Salmon
Interested in salmonids? Learn about Coho salmon and Steelhead trout life history and behavior during this spring time when most humans are unfortunately stuck inside. We also dive into the interactions that humans have with salmonids in a research setting and how we are threats to them. We offer the question: will the lack of humans in salmonid space have an affect on their population size? We also cover how researchers like Katie Kobyashi have been affected by the shelter in place orders.
Written and performed by Hannah and NicoleProduced by Alex Jones and to the UCSC Campus Natural Reserve and the Environmental Studies department.Katie Kobyashi website with contact information: https://www.katie-kobayashi.com/Music creditEasy Lemon (30 second) by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3695-easy-lemon-30-second-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/User: ermine - Waves on shingle beach » 061013_felix_waves_10m_ecm957_tr003.mp3Link: https://freesound.org/s/23723/License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode23 min - 5. sound(e)scape #2
Our second 3-minute aural immersion mini-ep, this one from a small creek in Aptos, CA.
Some feathered friends you might hear, listed in order of appearance (a-hear-ance?):
Pacific wren
American robin
Pacific-slope flycatcher
Wilson's warbler
mourning dove
Steller's jay
Acorn woodpecker (pecking)
Brown creeper
Can't get away from car sounds, like almost ever. Funny how you really notice it when you're trying to record "nature."
Recorded by Alex
17 May 2020
3 min - 4. When the Cat's Away
How are animals reacting to a sudden lack of humans during quarantine? On this episode of Sheltered Spring, Dr. Justin Suraci gives us insight into how the world of animal behavior is changing, and how it might impact our future.
Featuring guest Dr. Justin Suraci: https://justinsuraci.weebly.com/
Please contact Ishana with any questions or concerns at [email protected].
12 min - 3. sound(e)scape #1
Welcome to the first sound(e)scape mini-ep. Between each Sheltered Spring episode we'll be cleansing your aural palate with three minutes of soundscape recording. This first recording was done at night next to an Aptos, CA neighborhood backyard frog pond. This track features the Sierran treefrog (Pseudacris sierra). Or a bunch of them, that is. Here's what Gary Nafis says on his excellent californiaherps.com website:
"Advertisement calls are heard during the evening and at night, and during the daytime at the peak of the breeding season.
Males produce two different kinds of very loud advertisement calls: a two-parted, or diphasic call, typically described as rib-it, or krek-ek, with the last syllable rising in inflection, and a one-part, or monophasic call, also called the enhanced mate attraction call.They also produce a slow trilled encounter call, a release call, and a land call, which is a prolonged one-note sound that is produced much of the year, especially during the beginning of the fall rains."--http://www.californiaherps.com/frogs/pages/p.sierra.html
Can you hear any of the calls he describes?
Recorded by Alex
24 April 2020
3 min - 2. Shelter in Greenspace
How is sheltering in place affecting traffic in greenspaces? What greenspaces are being visited? Who has access to greenspace, and who does not? This episode investigates trends in the traffic in greenspaces both nationally and locally from the start of the Shelter in Place Mandate until now. I also look at environmental justice issues involving access to greenspace and what that means right now during the global pandemic. Join me as I explore greenspaces that became spring break quarantine destinations, share visitation data from two trail systems in Santa Cruz, and point out issues to greenspace access in the midst of this global pandemic.
Written and produced by Stacy
Music Credits:
- Unanswered Questions by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4560-unanswered-questions
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Twisted by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4552-twisted
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Tranquility Base by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4542-tranquility-base
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
24 min
About Sheltered Spring
From the publisher's feed
COVID-19 has the world sheltering in place. Here in our place of coastal California, spring is happening. Eight undergraduate students from University of California, Santa Cruz lift the blinds and…
peel back the petals. These students are your guides as we ponder springtime happenings in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us as we explore intersections of humans and nature in the lockdown era. We’re stuck inside, but spring is happening outside. This is Sheltered Spring.