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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-52CAEFA6-B3BF-4135-BDDC-6DABD2E0C624 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you. Barred would be very likely in this area. The bill snaps are inde= ed sharp- an impressive sound in the dark on a calm, cold and otherwise sile= nt early morning (with the exception of the groaning and crashing lake ice- I= do love the ice sounds). =20 Nancy D Sent from my iPad > On Mar 19, 2019, at 1:43 PM, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote: >=20 > To my ear, these are bill snaps. We have three more-or-less common owls, a= nd I've heard hundreds of N Saw-whet bill clapping....and I don't think your= recording is of this species...it just sounds too strong. So...Barred or Gr= eat Horned. The hooting is faint, but I'm leaning towards Barred. >=20 > Randy > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. >=20 >=20 >> On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 14:47, NancyDowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: >> Early this morning in the dark I heard snaps or claps coming from tree le= vel in a wooded area while walking along a dirt road (E Dalhousie, Kings Co)= . The sound stopped and then resumed at infrequent intervals while my dog an= d I stood there for around 5min. Also heard very short low hoots now and aga= in. It is my understanding most owls do a bill snap and some a wing clap. I n= eed to return to get better recordings but here are the poor ones I have so f= ar. Any ideas as to species?=20 >>=20 >> Short example of bill snap or wing clap: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asse= t/145454371?__hstc=3D60209138.654ce176d843afbf64b3825199d7a408.1396643674838= .1552601784607.1552666656827.724&__hssc=3D60209138.7.1552666656827&__hsfp=3D= 2766033334 >>=20 >> Horrible recording of two faint low hoots at 1.5s and 3s: https://macaula= ylibrary.org/asset/145455531?__hstc=3D60209138.654ce176d843afbf64b3825199d7a= 408.1396643674838.1552601784607.1552666656827.724&__hssc=3D60209138.7.155266= 6656827&__hsfp=3D2766033334 >>=20 >> Nancy D >> E Dalhousie, Kings --Apple-Mail-52CAEFA6-B3BF-4135-BDDC-6DABD2E0C624 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Thank you. Barred would be very likely in t= his area. The bill snaps are indeed sharp- an impressive sound in the dark o= n a calm, cold and otherwise silent early morning (with the exception of the= groaning and crashing lake ice- I do love the ice sounds). <div><br><= /div><div>Nancy D<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"ltr">Sent fro= m my iPad</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Mar 19, 2019, at 1:43 PM, Randy Lauff= <randy.lauff@gmail.com> w= rote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"lt= r">To my ear, these are bill snaps. We have three more-or-less common owls, a= nd I've heard hundreds of N Saw-whet bill clapping....and I don't think your= recording is of this species...it just sounds too strong. So...Barred or Gr= eat Horned. The hooting is faint, but I'm leaning towards Barred.<div><br></= div><div>Randy<br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signatu= re" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">_________________________________<br>= RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div></div><br><= /div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_at= tr">On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 14:47, NancyDowd <<a href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd= @gmail.com">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D= "gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(20= 4,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Early this morning in the dark I heard snaps or= claps coming from tree level in a wooded area while walking along a dirt ro= ad (E Dalhousie, Kings Co). The sound stopped and then resumed at infrequent= intervals while my dog and I stood there for around 5min. Also heard very s= hort low hoots now and again. It is my understanding most owls do a bill sna= p and some a wing clap. I need to return to get better recordings but here a= re the poor ones I have so far. Any ideas as to species? <br> <br> Short example of bill snap or wing clap: <a href=3D"https://macaulaylibrary.= org/asset/145454371?__hstc=3D60209138.654ce176d843afbf64b3825199d7a408.13966= 43674838.1552601784607.1552666656827.724&__hssc=3D60209138.7.15526666568= 27&__hsfp=3D2766033334" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://mac= aulaylibrary.org/asset/145454371?__hstc=3D60209138.654ce176d843afbf64b382519= 9d7a408.1396643674838.1552601784607.1552666656827.724&__hssc=3D60209138.= 7.1552666656827&__hsfp=3D2766033334</a><br> <br> Horrible recording of two faint low hoots at 1.5s and 3s: <a href=3D"https:/= /macaulaylibrary.org/asset/145455531?__hstc=3D60209138.654ce176d843afbf64b38= 25199d7a408.1396643674838.1552601784607.1552666656827.724&__hssc=3D60209= 138.7.1552666656827&__hsfp=3D2766033334" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_b= lank">https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/145455531?__hstc=3D60209138.654ce176= d843afbf64b3825199d7a408.1396643674838.1552601784607.1552666656827.724&_= _hssc=3D60209138.7.1552666656827&__hsfp=3D2766033334</a><br> <br> Nancy D<br> E Dalhousie, Kings<br> </blockquote></div> </div></blockquote></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-52CAEFA6-B3BF-4135-BDDC-6DABD2E0C624--
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