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Index of Subjects --0003255768ee3b402c0488766e4d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Lois, was it from a dense stand of cattails, or dense emergent veg? Given the other species you have heard/seen there, what about a Virginia Rail? They have kind of a low raspy "laughing" vocalisation...check them out on Dendroica (http://www.natureinstruct.org/dendroica/) On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 3:39 PM, <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca> wrote: > Have you considered a sharp-tailed sparrow...sort of "rusty-hinge" sound, > though not low-pitched > > Thanks to everyone who suggested possible birds that I might be hearing > at > > the Annapolis Royal Marsh. However, I'm pretty sure that it is none of > > those that were suggested, as I'm familiar with their songs (except for > > the Rusty Blackbird, but when I checked out its song online, it is > > definitely not that). > > > > Where the sound is coming from, among the cattails at the edge of the > > marsh, there are sora, pied-billed grebes and red-winged blackbirds > > nesting or tending young, but I know it's none of them. There is also an > > American Coot that hangs out nearby, but it is not a coot sound. It > > appears as though the sound is coming from among the cattails, likely in > > or close to the water. The last time I heard it I could distinguish 3 or > > 4 distinct notes, same pitch, close together, but still very raspy and > low > > pitched. > > > > Lois Jenkins > > > -- James Churchill Centreville, Nova Scotia jameslchurchill@gmail.com mobile: (902) 698-3402 home: (902) 681-2374 --0003255768ee3b402c0488766e4d Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Lois, <br>was it from a dense stand of cattails, or dense emergent veg? = <br>Given the other species you have heard/seen there, what about a Virgini= a Rail? They have kind of a low raspy "laughing" vocalisation...c= heck them out on Dendroica (<a href=3D"http://www.natureinstruct.org/dendro= ica/">http://www.natureinstruct.org/dendroica/</a>)<br> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 3:39 PM, <span d= ir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:bdigout@seaside.ns.ca">bdigout@seaside.ns.= ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg= in: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-l= eft: 1ex;"> Have you considered a sharp-tailed sparrow...sort of "rusty-hinge"= ; sound,<br> though not low-pitched<br> <div><div></div><div class=3D"h5">> Thanks to everyone who suggested pos= sible birds that I might be hearing at<br> > the Annapolis Royal Marsh. =A0However, I'm pretty sure that it is = none of<br> > those that were suggested, as I'm familiar with their songs (excep= t for<br> > the Rusty Blackbird, but when I checked out its song online, it is<br> > definitely not that).<br> ><br> > Where the sound is coming from, among the cattails at the edge of the<= br> > marsh, there are sora, pied-billed grebes and red-winged blackbirds<br= > > nesting or tending young, but I know it's none of them. =A0There i= s also an<br> > American Coot that hangs out nearby, but it is not a coot sound. =A0It= <br> > appears as though the sound is coming from among the cattails, likely = in<br> > or close to the water. =A0The last time I heard it I could distinguish= 3 or<br> > 4 distinct notes, same pitch, close together, but still very raspy and= low<br> > pitched.<br> ><br> > Lois Jenkins<br> <br> <br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>James Churc= hill<br>Centreville, Nova Scotia<br><a href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail= .com">jameslchurchill@gmail.com</a><br>mobile: (902) 698-3402<br>home: (902= ) 681-2374<br> --0003255768ee3b402c0488766e4d--
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