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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HarryJ" data-source="post: 3300262" data-attributes="member: 56873">Hi,    a short comment. For migration, the microphones I haver used are sennheiser ME64. If you position them in a V-shape then a large amount of car traffic noise is reduced and you get a wider beam than with a ME66/67, with which you tend to get less migrating birds per minute, because the microphones are more directional. These all have XLR connections. Note also that if you end up with the Sennheisers you will need a K6 unit for each microphone you use simultaneously. A K6 unit with AA batteries can be connected through a special XLR to 3.5mm recorder adaptor to an ordinary mic connector. You can also get later separate ME66s and use the same K6s or upgrade the recorder to a system with XLR connectors. ME64 may not be optimum for recording rare birds from some distance, but it can still work surpringly good. As for shielding from wind. Calm weather is best. With a little bit of imagination you can build good enough wind shields by your self. Harry J</blockquote>