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Long-Term Soundscape Monitoring and Classification Birds, amphibians, mammals, and insects use sound to detect threats, find mates, seek food, navigate, etc. Very little is known in a scientific sense about the diurnal and seasonal variations in natural sound Long-term trends in the natural soundscape may be a proxy for overall environmental health
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An Hour of Natural Quiet… Time [minutes] Frequency [Hz, log scale] Level [dB] Are the sonic events significant?
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Classifying Bird Vocalizations Goal: Automatic bird species identification Application: Birdstrike Avoidance and risk assessment (USAF) Method: Steerable directional microphone (parabolic or multi-element array) with computer-based pattern recognition system Technique: Sinusoidal peak track analysis
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Bird Vocalization Components
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American Crow “Caws” Peak Track Representation
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