Welikia Soundscape Recordings

Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0002-6218-9318

Document Type

Data Set

Publication Date

2026

Abstract

This bioacoustic dataset documents soundscapes in the New York and New Jersey region for the Welikia Project. The Welikia Project by the New York Botanical Gardens is a reconstruction of the historical ecology and natural geography of New York before colonization in 1609. Field recordings were collected in the fall of 2025 to capture environmental audio for a reconstruction of the historic soundscapes of the region. This dataset includes 282 raw audio recordings from 9 field locations in ambisonic, stereophonic, or monophonic format. The data are released under the Creative Commons Zero public domain dedication.

Locations:

  • Sterling Forest State Park, NY

  • New York Botanical Garden, NY

  • Hunter Island, NY

  • Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, NY

  • Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, NJ

  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, NY

  • Ward’s Point, NY

  • Fire Island National Seashore

  • Long Island State Pine Barrens Preserve, NY

Dates: September 13-20, 2025 & October 16-19, 2025

Team: Brendan Harmon, Jesse Allison, Hye Yeon Nam, Carlos Román, and Joseph Brooks

Equipment: Zoom H3-VR ambisonic recorder, BAR-V2 stereo recorder, & AudioMoth mono recorder

Structure

This dataset (190 GB) is organized by location and then audio format.

License

This dataset is released under the Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication by Brendan Harmon.

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