What time do birds go sleep and stop singing? (1 Viewer)

[motoman77]

Hello,

I am from Poland. I need to record sound of stream in a forest. Since I need pure sound of falling water, without birds in background, I would like to know, what hour do birds stop to sing?
(I do not want to go to a forest at night, so maybe birds stop singing at the evening, when it is light yet.)

Thanks in advance for your answer.

Regards.
Motoman77

 

[fugl]

It depends on the species. Some songbirds, especially during the breeding season, sing well into the night. Others--particularly hole nesters--generally stop singing long before dark. Most owls, of course, sing mainly at night.

 

[pshute]

If you get close enough to the water, the sound of the birds will be minimised in the recording. If you can use a directional microphone then it'll be even better.

 

[Zheljko]

Hmm... there is never silence with Great Tits around; they make contact calls all the time. Perhaps wait until later in the year. Last year we had 30+ Celsius temperatures in late June throughout the night and all the birds stopped singing (there was no dawn chorus from my window)

 

[Ruff]

Evening, just after dark, or actual night time is the best bet, unless you wait until the start of winter. Owl calls are not exactly likely to bother you unless they are freakishly plentiful at the location. But practically speaking and as already suggested, mid afternoon in the middle of the summer is probably going to be bird song free, considering the sound of the water.

 

[RafaelMatias]

Don't forget you'll have insects like crickets and grasshoppers than can be even noisier than birds...
But as it has been said above, a directional microphone is likely to minimise considerably other sounds. Usually it's the sound of the water falling that we try to avoid when recording wildlife close to a stream..
Good luck