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Index of Subjects --089e01182e3ea8db2404f80dc0e5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 %110 certain. I'm very familiar with our local amphibian species and the racket they can make this time of year and I'm comfortable they weren't frogs, unless we have frogs I'm not aware of that live 80' high in the canopy of old growth Hemlocks and look and sound like AMGO's and other passerines in full breeding plumage and song. ;-) The top canopy was full of active birds, And I mean full, never seen the likes. I just couldn't identify most of them because of the poor light - just the ones one the periphery. On 27 April 2014 18:02, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Are you sure they weren't frogs? They can make a terrific racket, and if > the sound was distorted by the rushing water it could certainly sound like > a high pitched pervasive chorus. > > Richard > > > On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 5:49 PM, Shouty McShoutsalot < > desolatechair@gmail.com> wrote: > >> We took a hike along the trail this morning. It's still quite wet but as >> always, stunning. About 1.8k west of the White Rock bridge I noticed a >> high pitched, pervasive chorus above me that seemed to come from everywhere >> and nowhere. The river takes a sharp north hook here and the opposite bank >> climbs sharply - about 75 degrees - to the escarpment 50 metres above. For >> about 80 metres along that side this bank is heavily wooded with mature >> conifers - mostly Hemlocks, with some Pines etc. Numerous trees were >> thickly covered in cones, and the high heavy canopy was flooded with small >> very active birds. The visual conditions were poor - I was in the gloom of >> the floodplain and they were in the high canopy across the river against >> the bright sky - but I was able to identify American Goldfinch, Northern >> Chickadee, and Juncos. But it was the volume and density of the noise that >> struck me, even over the running water. By visual count I'd say 500 birds >> in the 80mx50m area, but I believe based on the racket there were >> thousands. It was stunning. >> >> -- >> Jamie Simpson >> Hantsport, NS >> > > > > -- > ################# > Richard Stern, > Port Williams, NS, Canada > sternrichard@gmail.com > ################### > -- Jamie Simpson Hantsport, NS --089e01182e3ea8db2404f80dc0e5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">%110 certain. =C2=A0I'm very familiar with our local a= mphibian species and the racket they can make this time of year and I'm= comfortable they weren't frogs, unless we have frogs I'm not aware= of that live 80' high in the canopy of old growth Hemlocks and look an= d sound like AMGO's and other passerines in full breeding plumage and s= ong. ;-) =C2=A0=C2=A0<div> <br></div><div>The top canopy was full of active birds, =C2=A0And I mean fu= ll, never seen the likes. =C2=A0=C2=A0I just couldn't identify most of = them because of the poor light - just the ones one the periphery.=C2=A0=C2= =A0</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 27 April 2014 18:02, Richard Stern <s= pan dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com" target=3D"_bl= ank">sternrichard@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"g= mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-l= eft:1ex"> <div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Hi,<br><br></div>Are you sure they weren't f= rogs? They can make a terrific racket, and if the sound was distorted by th= e rushing water it could certainly sound like a high pitched pervasive chor= us.<br> <br></div>Richard<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div><div class=3D"h5"><br>= <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 5:49 PM, Shouty McSh= outsalot <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com" t= arget=3D"_blank">desolatechair@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">We took a hike along the tr= ail this morning. =C2=A0It's still quite wet but as always, stunning. = =C2=A0About 1.8k west of the White Rock bridge I noticed a high pitched, pe= rvasive chorus above me that seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere. = =C2=A0The river takes a sharp north hook here and the opposite bank climbs = sharply - about 75 degrees - to the escarpment 50 metres above. =C2=A0For a= bout 80 metres along that side this bank is heavily wooded with mature coni= fers - mostly Hemlocks, with some Pines etc. =C2=A0Numerous trees were thic= kly covered in cones, and the high heavy canopy was flooded with small very= active birds. =C2=A0The visual conditions were poor - I was in the gloom o= f the floodplain and they were in the high canopy across the river against = the bright sky - but I was able to identify American Goldfinch, Northern Ch= ickadee, and Juncos. =C2=A0But it was the volume and density of the noise t= hat struck me, even over the running water. =C2=A0By visual count I'd s= ay 500 birds in the 80mx50m area, but I believe based on the racket there w= ere thousands. =C2=A0It was stunning.<span><font color=3D"#888888"><br clea= r=3D"all"> <div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Jamie Simpson<br></div>Hantspor= t, NS<br></div> </font></span></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br></div></div><span class=3D"HOE= nZb"><font color=3D"#888888">-- <br>#################<br>Richard Stern, <br= >Port Williams, NS, Canada<br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com" tar= get=3D"_blank">sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br> ################### </font></span></div></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"= ltr"><div>Jamie Simpson<br></div>Hantsport, NS<br></div> </div> --089e01182e3ea8db2404f80dc0e5--
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