Core
Schedules that follow the sun
Record the dawn chorus, dusk and night relative to local sunrise and sunset, with duty cycles and date ranges for long deployments.
Pilot openHear what’s
Hear what’s
out there.
Wildlife audio recorders for research, conservation, and closer listening outdoors.
Strap it to a tree. Set a schedule. Come back to weeks of birds, frogs and night sounds.
Dependable schedules
Records when you planned, every day of the deployment.
Uncompressed audio
WAV files kept on the card, nothing thrown away.
Long deployments
Designed for fewer battery runs and fewer site visits.
Ready for weather
Sealed for rain, humidity and cold nights in the woods.
The recorder
Built to be left alone in the woods.
Everything a field recorder needs to do on its own, plus the checks that tell you it’s working.
Microphone portsShielded from weather
Status lightShows it’s recording
Mounting strapTrunks, posts and poles
Sealed enclosureMatte charcoal
- Microphone ports
- Status light
- Mounting strap
- Sealed enclosure
Core
Uncompressed, on the card
Every recording is saved as an uncompressed WAV file, with time, location and settings written inside.
Core
Power for the whole season
Long battery life is a core design target. External and solar input is under evaluation.
Core
Made for weather
A sealed enclosure for rain, humidity and cold nights, with a protected microphone port.
Core
Ready for your analysis
Standard files and predictable names that open straight into the tools you already use.
Planned
Setup at the tree
Build a schedule once, check the microphone and confirm it’s ready before you walk away.
Exploring
Know it’s still listening
Optional check-ins for battery, storage and microphone health.
Exploring
In step across a site
Satellite time and position, so a grid of recorders shares one clock.
Exploring
An ultrasonic version
Full-spectrum recording for bat surveys, on the same enclosure.
CoreIn the first designPlannedIntended for launchExploringUnder evaluation
How it works
From setup to sound in four steps.
- 1
Plan the schedule
Choose recording windows around sunrise and sunset, or set fixed times.
- 2
Strap it to a tree
Run a microphone check and confirm the clock and location before you leave.
- 3
Leave it listening
The recorder follows its schedule and writes every recording to the card.
- 4
Collect and review
Swap the card. Files are named by unit, date and time, ready for analysis.
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Recording schedule
May 12 to Jul 30
- Dawn chorusSunrise −30 min → +3 h
- DuskSunset −30 min → +2 h
- Night1 min every 10 min
Send to recorder
Example schedule
What it listens for
Every caller has its own pitch and hour.
Six groups of callers, from low hoots to calls above human hearing. Pick one to see what it looks like on a recording.
Spectrograms are illustrative drawings, not recordings from the device.
Who it’s for
For people who learn by listening.
From survey crews running dozens of units to a landowner curious about what calls at night.
Clear specs. Dependable fieldwork.
For ecologists, survey teams and labs that need documentation and workflows they can rely on.
- Breeding bird, owl and amphibian surveys
- Occupancy and long-term monitoring
- Pre-construction and compliance work
Practical tools you can explain.
For land managers and conservation groups, often working with volunteers.
- Restoration and habitat monitoring
- Species of concern on managed land
- Volunteer and community programs
Know what calls after dark.
For naturalists and curious landowners who want an inviting way into wildlife recording.
- What’s on your land at night
- Spring arrivals and fall departures
- Sharing recordings with local experts
Our approach
Start with what slows field teams down.
We’re asking researchers, consultants and land managers what their recorders are missing. These come up most.
A unit that stopped weeks ago
Recorders can fail to start, fill a card or lose power, and nobody knows until retrieval day.
What we’re doingA microphone check at setup, status in every file, and optional remote check-ins.
Microphones that fade
Sensitivity drops with age and weather. A 5 dB loss can shrink the area a recorder covers by about a quarter.
What we’re doingA built-in self-test at setup and on a schedule, saved alongside the recordings.
Batteries set the visit schedule
Every battery run is a drive, a hike and a day of someone’s time, and runtime claims rarely match the field.
What we’re doingPower first. Runtime published with the schedule, batteries and temperature used.
Setup multiplied by fifty units
Setting clocks, schedules and site names one recorder at a time eats the field day.
What we’re doingSave a configuration once, apply it to every unit. Clock and location set at the tree.
Water finds a way in
Condensation, worn seals and wet microphones end deployments early.
What we’re doingA sealed enclosure, tested in wet and cold pilot sites before we publish a rating.
Files that need cleanup
Renaming, missing metadata and drifting clocks slow down every project that follows.
What we’re doingPredictable names, settings and location in each file, one time source across units.
Where it fits
How we’re thinking about it.
Field recorders fall into two groups today. We’re aiming for commercial dependability with simpler setup and a price that works for many units on one site.
| Open-source boards | Commercial recorders | ScreechPoint · design goal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price per unit | About $80–100, plus a case | About $150 to $1,300 | Not set. Designed for many units per site |
| Recording | Uncompressed WAV | Uncompressed WAV, some lossless or compressed options | Uncompressed WAV |
| Enclosure | Bare board, waterproof case sold separately | IP67 housing | Sealed housing, rating published after pilot testing |
| Setup | Computer and USB, one unit at a time | Phone app, on-unit screen, or both | Phone app with saved configurations |
| Microphone health | Not built in | Built-in tester on the newest flagship | Self-test at setup and on a schedule |
| Remote status | None | Announced for one flagship, or contract systems | Optional check-ins (exploring) |
| Time and location | Set from the computer, GPS add-on board | Set by phone, built-in GPS on some models | Built-in GNSS (exploring) |
| External and solar power | Varies | On larger models | Evaluating |
Category summaries reflect publicly listed recorders as of November 2026, not any single product. ScreechPoint entries are design goals, not tested specifications.
Join the pilot
Help shape the recorder you want in the field.
Tell us what slows you down and what your current equipment is missing. Pilot partners run prototypes alongside the recorders they already trust.
- Prototype units for field trials
- A direct line to the people building it
- A say in what ships
- Early access to production units
Field notes
Guides for recording in the wild.
Practical writing on choosing equipment, planning schedules and getting usable sound.
All field notesBuying guide · 8 min
How to choose a wildlife audio recorder
Sample rates, microphones, power and enclosures, explained for a first survey.
ReadPlanning · 6 min
Planning a dawn chorus schedule
When to record, for how long, and how to stretch batteries and cards across a season.
ReadExplainer · 7 min
Audible or ultrasonic?
What you can and can’t capture at different sample rates, and when a bat recorder makes sense.
ReadQuestions
Common questions.
Can I buy a ScreechPoint recorder today?
Not yet. The first recorders go to pilot partners for field testing. Join the pilot, or leave your email to hear when units are available.
What will it cost?
Pricing isn’t set. We’re designing for a price that makes sense when you need many units on one site, and we’ll share it with pilot partners first.
Will it record bats?
The first recorder focuses on audible sound: birds, frogs, insects and many mammals. A full-spectrum ultrasonic version for bat surveys is under consideration. If bats are your focus, tell us in your pilot application.
How long will the batteries last?
Long battery life is a core design target. We’ll publish runtime figures, with the schedule and conditions used, once prototypes have been tested in the field.
What software will I need?
Recordings are standard WAV files, so they open in BirdNET, Raven, OpenSoundscape, Audacity and most other audio tools. A phone app for setup is planned.