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Hi James
The sounds are coming from a fairly dense stand of cattails and =
phragmites (Common Reed); there are small open water spaces within the =
stand. I checked out the Virginia Rail as you suggested, and I would =
say it is not that. =20
I heard the sound again this morning, same location; I counted 8 =
consecutive, equally spaced notes, same pitch, fairly loud, a low sound, =
like something with a bad case of laryngitis. Just the one series of =
sounds, not repeated. I checked out all N.S. frog sounds on FrogWatch =
as a process of elimination; it's closest to the sound of the Pickerel =
Frog, but the notes aren't as close together as in their "snore" sound.
Lois
----- Original Message -----=20
From: James Churchill=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Re: Need birdsong ID
Hi Lois,=20
was it from a dense stand of cattails, or dense emergent veg?=20
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
--=20
James Churchill
Centreville, Nova Scotia
jameslchurchill@gmail.com
mobile: (902) 698-3402
home: (902) 681-2374
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<DIV>Hi James</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The sounds are coming from a <U>fairly</U> dense stand of cattails =
and=20
phragmites (Common Reed); there are small open water spaces within the=20
stand. I checked out the Virginia Rail as you suggested, and I =
would say=20
it is <U>not</U> that. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I heard the sound again this morning, same location; I counted 8=20
consecutive, equally spaced notes, same pitch, fairly loud, a low sound, =
like=20
something with a bad case of laryngitis. Just the one series of =
sounds,=20
not repeated. I checked out all N.S. frog sounds on FrogWatch as a =
process=20
of elimination; it's <U>closest</U> to the sound of the Pickerel Frog, =
but the=20
notes aren't as close together as in their "snore" sound.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Lois</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Djameslchurchill@gmail.com=20
href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com">James Churchill</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> =
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 07, 2010 =
5:22 PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Re: =
Need birdsong=20
ID</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Lois, <BR>was it from a dense stand of cattails, or =
dense=20
emergent veg? <BR>Given the other species you have heard/seen there, =
what=20
about a Virginia Rail? They have kind of a low raspy "laughing"=20
vocalisation...check them out on Dendroica (<A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.natureinstruct.org/dendroica/">http://www.natureinstru=
ct.org/dendroica/</A>)<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 3:39 PM, <SPAN =
dir=3Dltr><<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:bdigout@seaside.ns.ca">bdigout@seaside.ns.ca</A>></SPAN=
>=20
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt =
0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex"=20
class=3Dgmail_quote>Have you considered a sharp-tailed sparrow...sort =
of=20
"rusty-hinge" sound,<BR>though not low-pitched<BR>
<DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dh5>> Thanks to everyone who suggested possible birds =
that I=20
might be hearing at<BR>> the Annapolis Royal Marsh. =
However, I'm=20
pretty sure that it is none of<BR>> those that were suggested, as =
I'm=20
familiar with their songs (except for<BR>> the Rusty Blackbird, =
but when=20
I checked out its song online, it is<BR>> definitely not=20
that).<BR>><BR>> Where the sound is coming from, among the =
cattails at=20
the edge of the<BR>> marsh, there are sora, pied-billed grebes =
and=20
red-winged blackbirds<BR>> nesting or tending young, but I know =
it's none=20
of them. There is also an<BR>> American Coot that hangs out =
nearby,=20
but it is not a coot sound. It<BR>> appears as though the =
sound is=20
coming from among the cattails, likely in<BR>> or close to the =
water.=20
The last time I heard it I could distinguish 3 or<BR>> 4 =
distinct=20
notes, same pitch, close together, but still very raspy and =
low<BR>>=20
pitched.<BR>><BR>> Lois=20
Jenkins<BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR =
clear=3Dall><BR>--=20
<BR>James Churchill<BR>Centreville, Nova Scotia<BR><A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com">jameslchurchill@gmail.com</A><B=
R>mobile:=20
(902) 698-3402<BR>home: (902) 681-2374<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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