SummerNighthawkandInsects19August2014.wav

One of my favorite summer and late-summer sounds. The night-hawk is the star of this recording. This recording was made around 9PM at night in Mid-August and, even though I never could see this nighthawk, his calls pierced through the night-sky to let me know he was up there, somewhere, orbiting on the prowl for mosquitos and other insects. I have always loved this sound ever since I was a kid and going to sleep at night I felt comforted knowing that, like some circling fighter jet, the nighthawks would be on the job, plowing down the population of mosquitos, while I slept all night.

Recording actually made in the parking lot of a major midwest university around 9PM at night on August 19th, 2014. Equipment: Marantz PMD661 modified by Oade Brothers Electronics, Beyerdynamic ME58 microphone. My record volume was 7.