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Index of Subjects IAll: I agree with Randy Lauff that this sounds like the male call of a Virginia Rail. Altho' much, much less likely, the King Rail has a somewhat similar call, perhaps a little less grunting, but as deep-pitched. These sounds are available for on-line Googling at a number of sites. Cheers, Ian Ian McLaren Quoting L Jenkins <ljenkins@ns.sympatico.ca>: > I heard the sounds again this morning, in the same general vicinity. > I happened to be walking past the spot when it made its sounds (a > thick, narrow strip of trees and bushes separates the path from the > high reeds at the edge of the marsh at this point, so impossible to > get a sighting). > > Phonetically, this is what it sounded like: > "grrk-grrk-grrk-grrk-grrk-grrk-grrk-grrk", all at the same pitch, > very low-pitched, fairly loud, and more throaty rather than a clear > sound. > > Does this help with its identification?? > > Lois Jenkins > Annapolis Royal > http://annapolismarshwalker.blogspot.com
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