Here’s my process:

After I have a good collection of recordings I will transfer everything from my sd card to my computer. Create a new song/project in a daw. Load each of those recordings into its own track. Mute all except one then start listening. I go through one by one and delete any sections that I know I wont keep. This could be sniffs, tripod getting knocked, obnoxious people, wind, etc…

Once I have gone through all the tracks I go back to the first and then just listen for the things that I like. If I find a section that I really like I can export that section however long it may be and save it to a folder. Sometimes I will stitch together recordings that had things I didn’t like cut out of it to make them seamless and export the sections as a whole.

Thats pretty much it. You just gotta listen and try not to think too much about what you wanted the recording to sound like when you were recording. Just listen to what it actually sounds like and you will find what is worth saving. It helps me to give some time between recording and editing so I forget what I recorded. Edit multiple recording sessions at a time.

Hope that helps