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Sound/video contributed by Jeff Rice

   (2007.8 K MP3 file)
Species Rana onca (Ranidae)
Locality Lake Mead National Recreation Area
County
State Arizona
Country
Date Recorded 2008-03-20
Call Type
Temperature (F/C) 19.8 degrees Celsius
Temperature Type air
Background
Notes Recorded at 9:00pm. Air temperature was 19.8 degrees Celsius, winds were less than 2kmph, cloud cover was 0%, and the water temperature was 5 degrees Celsius; Recordings were made using a Telinga Pro 6 Stereo DAT parabolic microphone system to a Marantz PMD 670 recorder.
Recorded By Jeff Rice
Source http://www.westernsoundscape.org/
Copyright Audio file copyright 2008, the Western Soundscape Archive at the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, http://www.westernsoundscape.org/. Use of this audio file is allowed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
Date Entered 2008-09-24

   (1040.8 K MP3 file)
Species Rana cascadae (Ranidae)
Locality
County Kittitas County
State Washington
Country United States
Date Recorded 2008-06-30
Call Type
Temperature (F/C) 77 degrees
Temperature Type air
Background
Notes Recorded at 2:00 PM. Cascades frogs were calling from a clear alpine pool next to melting snowbanks. Elevation was approximately 4000 feet. Skies were clear with very little wind, and temperature was approximately 77 degrees.

Recording gear: Telinga Pro6 Stereo DAT parabolic microphone to a Sound Devices 722 recorder.

Recorded By Jeff Rice
Source http://www.westernsoundscape.org/
Copyright Audio file copyright 2008, the Western Soundscape Archive at the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, http://www.westernsoundscape.org/. Use of this audio file is allowed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
Date Entered 2008-10-02

   (350.6 K MP3 file)
Species Hyla arenicolor (Hylidae)
Locality Lake Mead National Recreation Area
County Mohave
State Arizona
Country U.S.A.
Date Recorded 2008-03-20
Call Type
Temperature (F/C) 19.8 degrees Celsius
Temperature Type air
Background Rana onca
Notes The bleating calls of Canyon Tree Frogs (Hyla arenicolor) are heard along with the faint chuckling calls of Relict Leopard Frogs (Rana onca) in the background. Frogs call in a narrow canyon at approximately 10 PM. Air temperature was 19.8 degrees Celsius, winds were less than 2kmph, cloud cover was 0%, and the water temperature was 5 degrees Celsius; Recordings were made using Sennheiser MKH30 and MKH40 microphones recording in an MS pattern to a Sound Devices 722 recorder; Sampling rate was 24 bit/44.1 kHz
Recorded By Jeff Rice
Source http://www.westernsoundscape.org/
Copyright Audio file copyright 2008, the Western Soundscape Archive at the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, http://www.westernsoundscape.org/. Use of this audio file is allowed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
Date Entered 2008-10-24

   (548.1 K MP3 file)
Species Rana draytonii (Ranidae)
Locality Inverness, CA
County
State California
Country USA
Date Recorded 2010-02-02
Call Type
Temperature (F/C) 47° F
Temperature Type
Background Sierran treefrogs calling in the background
Notes recorded at 8 pm; elevation 39 feet; skies partly cloudy, winds calm to light; recorded with a Telinga Pro 6 Stereo DAT parabolic microphone to a Sound Devices 722 recorder at a 44.1 kHz/24 bit sampling rate
Recorded By Jeff Rice
Source http://www.westernsoundscape.org/
Copyright Audio file copyright 2008, the Western Soundscape Archive at the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, http://www.westernsoundscape.org/. Use of this audio file is allowed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
Date Entered 2010-02-25

   (938.4 K MP3 file)
Species Anaxyrus retiformis (Bufonidae)
Locality
County Pima County
State Arizona
Country United States
Date Recorded 2009-08-13
Call Type
Temperature (F/C)
Temperature Type
Background
Notes Toad calling from a roadside ditch a day after a large monsoon rainstorm; Local Time: 10 PM; Recorded using a Telinga Pro 6 Stereo Dat parabolic microphone to a Sound Devices 722 recorder at a 44.1 kHz/24 bit sampling rate .
Recorded By Jeff Rice
Source http://www.westernsoundscape.org/
Copyright Audio file copyright 2008, the Western Soundscape Archive at the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, http://www.westernsoundscape.org/. Use of this audio file is allowed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
Date Entered 2010-02-25

   (10.5 K MP3 file)
Species Aneides lugubris (Plethodontidae)
Locality
County Marin County
State California
Country United States
Date Recorded 2010-02-02
Call Type unknown
Temperature (F/C) 47 degrees Fahrenhei
Temperature Type air
Background
Notes Recorded at approximately 9 PM; salamander was retrieved from the moss-covered rock face of a steep hillside; the salamander vocalized once while being handled; skies partly cloudy, winds calm; humidity was not measured, but rain occurred early the following morning; Recording gear: Sennheiser MKH-30 and MKH-40 microphones in a stereo MS pattern to a Sound Devices 722 recorder.
Recorded By Jeff Rice
Source http://www.westernsoundscape.org/
Copyright Audio file copyright 2010, the Western Soundscape Archive at the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, http://www.westernsoundscape.org/. Use of this audio file is allowed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
Date Entered 2010-03-02

   (293.7 K MP3 file)
Species Rana luteiventris (Ranidae)
Locality
County Ellensburg
State Washington
Country United States
Date Recorded 2009-04-11
Call Type
Temperature (F/C) 59 degrees F
Temperature Type
Background
Notes Columbia Spotted Frog “knock” calls above water; windy (winds 6 mph) and partly cloudy; frog calls sparse; elevation 1580 feet; Local Time: approximately 2 PM; recorded with a Telinga Pro 6 Stereo DAT parabolic microphone to a Sound Devices 722 recorder at a 44.1 kHz/24 bit sampling rate.
Recorded By Jeff Rice
Source http://www.westernsoundscape.org/
Copyright Audio file copyright 2008, the Western Soundscape Archive at the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, http://www.westernsoundscape.org/. Use of this audio file is allowed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
Date Entered 2010-03-02

   (706.9 K MP3 file)
Species Rana luteiventris (Ranidae)
Locality
County Ellensburg
State Washington
Country United States
Date Recorded 2009-04-11
Call Type
Temperature (F/C) 59 degrees F
Temperature Type
Background
Notes Columbia Spotted Frog underwater calls; windy (winds 6 mph) and partly cloudy; frog calls sparse; elevation 1580 feet; Local Time: approximately 2 PM; recorded with an Aquarian H2a hydrophone to a Sony PCMD50 recorder using a Sound Devices MixPre preamp at a 44.1 kHz/16 bit sampling rate.
Recorded By Jeff Rice
Source http://www.westernsoundscape.org/
Copyright Audio file copyright 2008, the Western Soundscape Archive at the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, http://www.westernsoundscape.org/. Use of this audio file is allowed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
Date Entered 2010-03-02

   (445.2 K MP3 file)
Species Rana chiricahuensis (Ranidae)
Locality Las Cienegas National Conservation Area
County Santa Cruz County
State Arizona
Country USA
Date Recorded 2010-04-23
Call Type Advertisement calls
Temperature (F/C) 49.5° F
Temperature Type Air
Background
Notes Recorded at approximately 7:30 PM; air temperature was 49.5 degrees Fahrenheit, winds were 2 mph, humidity was 50%, clouds were scattered, occasionally parting and revealing a bright moon; recordings were made using a Telinga Pro 6 Stereo DAT parabolic microphone system to a Marantz PMD 670 recorder with a Sound Devices MixPre preamp; sampling rate was 44.1 kHz/24 bits; frog calls were very sparse on this evening; unidentified squirrel or bird in the background
Recorded By Jeff Rice
Source http://www.westernsoundscape.org/
Copyright Audio file copyright 2010, the Western Soundscape Archive at the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, http://www.westernsoundscape.org/. Use of this audio file is allowed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
Date Entered 2010-05-05

   (321.4 K MP3 file)
Species Rana yavapaiensis (Ranidae)
Locality Near Saguaro National Park’s Rincon Mountains District
County Pima County
State Arizona
Country United States
Date Recorded 2010-03-14
Call Type Advertisement call
Temperature (F/C) approximately 56° F
Temperature Type air
Background
Notes Frogs were calling from a small man-made pond outside the Tucson city limits near Saguaro National Park’s Rincon Mountains District; winds calm, skies clear, humidity 36%; local time approximately 2 AM; recorded using Sennheiser MKH30 and MKH40 microphones in a stereo MS pattern to a Sound Devices 722 recorder at a 44.1 kHz/24 bit sampling rate
Recorded By Jeff Rice
Source http://www.westernsoundscape.org/
Copyright Copyright Audio file copyright 2010, the Western Soundscape Archive at the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, http://www.westernsoundscape.org/. Use of this audio file is allowed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
Date Entered 2010-05-05

   (407.3 K WAV file)
Species Rana aurora (Ranidae)
Locality
County Lewis County
State Washington
Country United States
Date Recorded 2011-02-01
Call Type Encounter calls
Temperature (F/C) 50 degrees F
Temperature Type Air
Background
Notes Time: 2:15 PM
Wind: 1 to 3 mph
Humidity: 39%
Elevation: 182 feet

Sunny skies. Frogs were in a flooded roadside ditch near a creek on the edge of a large agricultural field. Two large egg masses were present in the ditch. Recording equipment: Telinga Stereo DAT Pro6 parabolic microphone to Sound Devices 722 recorder at 44.1 kHz/24 bit sampling rate

Recorded By Jeff Rice
Source
Copyright Copyright: Copyright: Audio file copyright 2011, the Western Soundscape Archive at the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, http://westernsoundscape.org. Use of this audio file is allowed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ 2/8/11
Date Entered 2011-03-16