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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0045_01CB0D5E.F8839150 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Andrew Horn=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Cc: Sharon Hawboldt ; Julie Palmer=20 Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 11:46 AM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Unidentified bird(?) at Annapolis Royal Marsh Hi Lois, If all eight "grrk"s fit inside a second or two, then the pattern, low = and steady pitch, and throaty quality all fit Least Bittern. Though it fits lots of other marsh sounds, too. A recording, even a = rough one, would do the trick. I'm amazed at the sound quality people = can now get with their cameras, cell phones, and other handheld things. Cheers, Andy Horn Halifax On 16-Jun-10, at 11:13 AM, 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).=20 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??=20 Lois Jenkins Annapolis Royal http://annapolismarshwalker.blogspot.com ------=_NextPart_000_0045_01CB0D5E.F8839150 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.18928"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY=20 style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 Andrew Horn = </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>Cc:</B> <A = title=3Ds.hawboldt@ns.sympatico.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:s.hawboldt@ns.sympatico.ca">Sharon Hawboldt</A> ; <A=20 title=3Djpalmer@xplornet.com = href=3D"mailto:jpalmer@xplornet.com">Julie Palmer</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 16, 2010 = 11:46=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] = Unidentified=20 bird(?) at Annapolis Royal Marsh</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Lois, <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>If all eight "grrk"s fit inside a second or two, then the = pattern, low=20 and steady pitch, and throaty quality all fit Least Bittern.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Though it fits lots of other marsh sounds, too. A recording, even = a rough=20 one, would do the trick. I'm amazed at the sound quality people can = now get=20 with their cameras, cell phones, and other handheld things.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Cheers,</DIV> <DIV>Andy Horn</DIV> <DIV>Halifax</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>On 16-Jun-10, at 11:13 AM, L Jenkins wrote:</DIV><BR=20 class=3DApple-interchange-newline> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><SPAN=20 style=3D"WIDOWS: 2; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; = BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: medium Helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; = ORPHANS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); WORD-SPACING: = 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"=20 class=3DApple-style-span> <DIV bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"> <DIV>I heard the sounds again this morning, in the same general=20 vicinity. I happened to be walking past the spot when it made = its=20 sounds (a thick, narrow strip of trees and bushes separates the path = from=20 the high reeds at the edge of the marsh at this point, so impossible = to get=20 a sighting). </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Phonetically, this is what it sounded like:=20 "grrk-grrk-grrk-grrk-grrk-grrk-grrk-grrk", all at the same pitch, = very=20 low-pitched, fairly loud, and more throaty rather than a clear = sound.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Does this help with its identification?? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Lois Jenkins</DIV> <DIV>Annapolis Royal</DIV> <DIV><A=20 = href=3D"http://annapolismarshwalker.blogspot.com">http://annapolismarshwa= lker.blogspot.com</A></DIV></DIV></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BL= OCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0045_01CB0D5E.F8839150--
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