A flock of Canada geese calling as they fly over Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area, Tivoli, NY.

Recorded September 3, 2024 at 6:20 a.m.

Zoom F3 + DPA 4060

A couple of weeks ago I drove my family an hour south to Beacon, where we planned to visit a great toy store, see some friends who live there, and visit the Dia Art Foundation. I first visited the Dia on a trip to the US in 2012, and have thought about it often since then. It must have had an impact on me because I enrolled in my post-graduate art degree the following year.

I decided to make a third attempt to capture the ambience of the Tivoli Bays wetlands.

Barred owl duet in the forest of the Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Tivoli, NY.

Recorded August 26, 2024 at 8:30 p.m.

Zoom F3 + DPA 4060

A couple of days ago I went back to the Tivoli Bays wetlands to try and capture the night ambience there after my first attempt didn’t go as planned.