[NatureNS] Unidentified bird(?) at Annapolis Royal Marsh

From: "L Jenkins" <ljenkins@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:06:06 -0300
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I've thought of taking a tape recorder; the problem is, the sound is only 
uttered once; by the time I got the tape recorder turned on it would be too 
late.

Lois
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From: "Pat" <patdix@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Unidentified bird(?) at Annapolis Royal Marsh


> Any chance of taking a tape recorder/iphone/some type of sound recorder 
> along and capturing the sound?
>
> Patricia Dix
> Greenwich NS
>
> L Jenkins wrote:
>> 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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