Millennium Bird's Road

9.千年鸟道/ Millennium Bird's Road. 5’27

地点：江西遂川营盘圩 时间：2023年9月16日 野外录音/旁白：贺文进

设备：MixPre6ii/ AT4022-ORTF ( Microphone  in a paper-box )，Zoom F1/48kHz, 24bit

旁白：

九月中，候鸟陆续踏上迁徙的旅途，我也踏上我的第一次穿越之旅：从北京驾车前往有“千年鸟道”之称的江西遂川营盘圩，去与从台湾岛北上赶过来的孙清松老师汇合，完成我和老师的约定

千年鸟道营盘圩，由于特殊的地形和气候，这里自古以来就是候鸟迁徙的必经之路。以前，当地人发现了候鸟的规律而大肆捕鸟；如今，这些旧习惯没有了，取而代之的是候鸟救助站和环志中心。之前的捕鸟人，成了环志中心最熟练的志愿者。在一个大雾的夜里，我和孙清松老师在雨中目睹了工作人员捕鸟的全过程……这一晚的捕捉很成功，他们会在第二天为这些候鸟做检查、记录和进行环志，最后放飞。这些候鸟，将重新踏上迁徙之旅

营盘圩经过几个雨天和大雾之后，天终于在我们临走那天的清晨放了晴。孙老师建议我把两只话筒安置在路边的一丛植物下收录山谷的声景和红嘴相思鸟的叫声。孙老师的指导非常有效，两只隐藏在草丛的全指向话筒录下了清晰的红嘴相思鸟的振翅和鸣唱

我内心一直有个愿望，希望以后有机会可以到孙老师台中的小山村，去看看那里的小鸟，去听听台湾岛上的鸟鸣！

Voice-over:

In mid September, migratory birds began their migration journey one after another, and I also embarked on my first journey of crossing: driving from Beijing to Ying-Pan-Xu in Sui-Chuan, Jiangxi, which is known as the "Millennium Bird's Road", to meet with Sun Qingsong, a teacher who rushed from the north of Taiwan Island, and complete my agreement with the teacher

The thousand year old Bird's Road Ying-Pan-Weir, from its name alone, appears ancient and mysterious. Due to its unique terrain and climate, this place has been a necessary route for migratory birds since ancient times. Previously, locals discovered the patterns of migratory birds and hunted them extensively; Nowadays, these old habits are gone and replaced by migratory bird rescue stations and environmental monitoring centers. The previous bird catcher became the most skilled volunteer at the environmental monitoring center. On a foggy night, Teacher Sun Qing-song and I witnessed the entire process of the staff catching birds in the rain……The capture that night was very successful, and they will inspect, record, and ring these migratory birds the next day before finally releasing them. These migratory birds will embark on their migration journey again

After several rainy days and heavy fog, Ying-Pan-Xu finally cleared up on the morning before we left. Teacher Sun suggested that I place two microphones under a cluster of plants by the roadside to capture the soundscape of the valley and the call of the Red-billed Leiothrix. Teacher Sun's guidance was very effective, as two omnidirectional microphones hidden in the grass recorded the clear flapping and singing of the Red-billed Leiothrix

I have always had a wish in my heart, hoping to have the opportunity to visit Mr. Sun's small mountain village in Tai-Zhong, to see the birds there, and to listen to the bird songs on Taiwan Island!