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I heard the sounds again this morning, in the sam --0050450146f36f44f104892ce1cd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Lois. Perhaps you should go on the online version of Dendroica and listen to the candidates that people have listed. Maybe you have already done this, but I thought I would send a message, just in case. Here is the website. http://www.natureinstruct.org/dendroica/ It's a really great resource! Jeff MacLeod On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 5:46 PM, James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>wrote: > 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. > > > -- Jeff MacLeod Halifax --0050450146f36f44f104892ce1cd Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Lois. Perhaps you should go on the online version of Dendroica and liste= n to the candidates that people have listed. Maybe you have already done th= is, but I thought I would send a message, just in case. Here is the website= . <br> <br><a href=3D"http://www.natureinstruct.org/dendroica/">http://www.naturei= nstruct.org/dendroica/</a><br><br>It's a really great resource!<br><br>= Jeff MacLeod<br><br><br><br><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun = 16, 2010 at 5:46 PM, James W. Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mail= to:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; borde= r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div style=3D"wor= d-wrap: break-word;"> Many of these candidates for the mystery critter also call at night, and so= me are more reliable callers at night. =A0Cheers from Jim in Wolfville<br><= div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><d= iv style=3D"margin: 0px;"> <font style=3D"font: 12px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color=3D"#000000= " face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><b>From: </b></font><font style=3D"font: 12= px Helvetica;" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3">Randy Lauff <<a href=3D"mai= lto:randy.lauff@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">randy.lauff@gmail.com</a>><= /font></div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><font style=3D"font: 12px Helvetica; color: rgb= (0, 0, 0);" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><b>Date: </b></= font><font style=3D"font: 12px Helvetica;" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3">Ju= ne 16, 2010 2:52:58 PM ADT</font></div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><font style=3D"font: 12px Helvetica; color: rgb= (0, 0, 0);" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><b>To: </b></fo= nt><font style=3D"font: 12px Helvetica;" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><a h= ref=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.= ns.ca</a></font></div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><font style=3D"font: 12px Helvetica; color: rgb= (0, 0, 0);" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><b>Subject: </b= ></font><font style=3D"font: 12px Helvetica;" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"= ><b>Re: [NatureNS] Unidentified bird(?) at Annapolis Royal Marsh</b></font>= </div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><font style=3D"font: 12px Helvetica; color: rgb= (0, 0, 0);" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><b>Reply-To: </= b></font><font style=3D"font: 12px Helvetica;" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3= "><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@che= bucto.ns.ca</a></font></div> <div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div> Do it the other wa= y...bring a portable sound system and broadcast the calls of Virginia Rail,= Least Bittern, Bullfrog...see who responds.<div><br></div><div>Note that t= his 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 201= 0 14:06, L Jenkins <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:ljenkins@ns.symp= atico.ca" target=3D"_blank">ljenkins@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<= br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; bo= rder-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> I've thought of taking a tape recorder; the problem is, the sound is o= nly 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&q= uot; <<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">natur= ens@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: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;= border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> Any chance= of taking a tape recorder/iphone/some type of sound recorder along and cap= turing the sound?<br> <br> Patricia Dix<br> Greenwich NS<br> <br> L Jenkins wrote:<br> <blockquo= te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1= px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> I heard the sounds again = this morning, in the same general vicinity. =A0I happened to be walking pas= t the spot when it made its sounds (a thick, narrow strip of trees and bush= es 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 soun= ded like: "grrk-grrk-grrk-grrk-grrk-grrk-grrk-grrk", all at the s= ame pitch, very low-pitched, fairly loud, and more throaty rather than a cl= ear sound.<br> =A0Does this help with its identification?? Lois Jenkins<br> Annapolis Roy= al<br> <a href=3D"http://annapolismarshwalker.blogspot.com" target=3D"_blan= k">http://annapolismarshwalker.blogspot.com</a> <br> </blockquote></blockqu= ote> <br> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>_________________= ________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County,= NS.<br> </div></blockquote></div><br></div></blockquote></div><br><br clea= r=3D"all"> <br>-- <br>Jeff MacLeod<br>Halifax<br> --0050450146f36f44f104892ce1cd--
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