Each year the Macaulay Library teaches state-of-the-art techniques for recording the sounds of wildlife with experts from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Participants learn through daily field recording sessions and lecture/discussions.

When: TBA, roughly June 6 to June 13, 2009
Where: Tahoe National Forest, California
Workshop Fee: $895 (includes tuition, class materials, ground transportation, food, and lodging)

Join us this year at San Francisco State University's Sierra Nevada Field Campus in the Tahoe National Forest. The station, located at 6,000 feet amid Ponderosa and Jeffrey pines, affords a wide range of recording conditions in spectacular surroundings.

Topics covered include:

•  Selection and application of audio recorders and microphones
•  Recording theory
•  Metering
•  Recording techniques
•  Documentation for sound recordings
•  Use of computer-based software to analyze recordings

Your instructors will be Greg Budney, Audio Curator of the Macaulay Library; Randolph Little, Macaulay Library Associate with extensive recording experience; and David S. Herr, another experienced recordist.

Accommodations are rustic but comfortable. Lodging will be tents on platforms (mattresses are provided); the main lodge houses dining and bathing facilities.

Enrollment is primarily based on a first-come first-served basis, with first consideration given to students and researchers. A nonrefundable $100 deposit is requested to reserve a space. Enrollment application and deposit must be received by April 10. Balance is due by May 10. Participation is limited to 20.

Participants may register for two college credit hours through the San Francisco State University Biology Department. If interested, see Jim Steele at the field campus after you arrive. He will have a form for you to fill out and will take your payment at that time.

Workshop participants should bring their own recorder, microphone and headphones. If you need recording equipment, please contact the Library as soon as possible. A limited amount of equipment is available for loan.

For more details, contact:

Tammy Bishop
Macaulay Library
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, New York 14850

phone: (607) 254-2198
fax: (607) 254-2439
email: macaulaylibrary@cornell.edu

Note to Workshop Alumni: Keep in touch via WildlifeRecordists: The Virtual Cornell Class Recordists on YahooGroups!