A SHORT LISTENING SESSION

Notice what happens.

Before you begin

Listen locally, mark what you saw, and keep interpretation separate from observation.

Keep the screen open. Thirty seconds for a whole moment; up to five minutes for highlights. Stops when hidden or interrupted.

First time here? Check your phone at home, away from animals →

Open listening controls ↓Try a no-microphone rehearsal ↓

01 Set up
02 Observe
03 Keep

A MOMENT OF ATTENTION

Begin with curiosity.

Choose a moment. Keep this screen open. Let life happen.

What would you like to keep?

Short clips of louder sounds; quiet periods are not saved.

Who was there? Not sure yet

Animal groupSpecies, if you know it (optional)

Describe what you saw. Leave the animal unknown when unsure.

Your observation, not an automatic identification. Use no personal names or exact locations. Example sessions keep these as practice labels.

I have permission to record here, including any people who may be audible.

Nothing uploads or auto-saves. Export before closing to keep your audio and notes.

Phone microphones may filter or change sounds. This app does not identify animals.

On this device · foreground only · playback is always your choice.

00:00time observed

Advanced · sound level and storage details

— dBFS3-second level check on start

The level meter is not calibrated and does not identify animals.

0sound candidates

0.0 MBlocal audio

Advanced · session settings

Station aliasSound sensitivity

Use an alias, not a personal name or exact location. Sensitivity applies to highlights only. Whole moments use no trigger. Neither mode identifies animals.

KEEP A LITTLE CONTEXT

Your moment, ready to review.

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Sounds around you

Optional · whole session. These are broad sounds you noticed in the setting, not identifications of clips. Select only what you personally noticed. Leave a category unchecked if unsure; unchecked means not recorded, not absent.

No setting categories selected. The export will say “not recorded,” not that they were absent.

Advanced · research export

Review the source before sharing. “After my voice” never means “answered me.” Use headphones away from animals for manual playback.

Your observation will appear here after recording.

Save session downloads one ZIP containing your journal and retained WAVs. Check the download before leaving. Nothing is saved automatically. Reopen the ZIP in Compare moments, or unzip to review a WAV in the sound desk. This is not an admitted research dataset.