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--Boundary_(ID_SsDH3a2slz+sh4RRcvQ46g) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Many of these candidates for the mystery critter also call at night, and some are more reliable callers at night. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> > Date: June 16, 2010 2:52:58 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Unidentified bird(?) at Annapolis Royal Marsh > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Do it the other way...bring a portable sound system and broadcast > the calls of Virginia Rail, Least Bittern, Bullfrog...see who > responds. > > Note that this technique should be used sparingly; excess broadcast > calling can cause birds to abandon an area. > > Randy > > On 16 June 2010 14:06, L Jenkins <ljenkins@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > 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 > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat" <patdix@ns.sympatico.ca> > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > 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 > > > > > -- > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. --Boundary_(ID_SsDH3a2slz+sh4RRcvQ46g) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Many of these candidates for the mystery critter also call at night, and = some are more reliable callers at night. Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Randy Lauff <<a = href=3D"mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.com">randy.lauff@gmail.com</a>></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">June 16, 2010 2:52:58 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Unidentified bird(?) = at Annapolis Royal Marsh</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> Do it the other = way...bring a portable sound system and broadcast the calls of Virginia = Rail, Least Bittern, Bullfrog...see who = responds.<div><br></div><div>Note that this technique should be used = sparingly; excess broadcast calling can cause birds to abandon an = area.</div> <div><br></div><div>Randy<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On= 16 June 2010 14:06, L Jenkins <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a = href=3D"mailto:ljenkins@ns.sympatico.ca">ljenkins@ns.sympatico.ca</a>><= /span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 = .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> 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.<br> = <br> Lois<br> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat" <<a = href=3D"mailto:patdix@ns.sympatico.ca" = target=3D"_blank">patdix@ns.sympatico.ca</a>><br> To: <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" = target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br> Sent: Wednesday, = June 16, 2010 12:09 PM<br> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Unidentified bird(?) = at Annapolis Royal Marsh<br> <br> <br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" = style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> = Any chance of taking a tape recorder/iphone/some type of sound recorder = along and capturing the sound?<br> <br> Patricia Dix<br> Greenwich = NS<br> <br> L Jenkins wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" = style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> = I heard the sounds again this morning, in the sam