Andrew,It sounds like a normal Greater Yellowlegs to me (and a great deal more probable than a flight calling Black Rail in DE). They frequently call on nocturnal migration with similar calls to those given in the daytime.
Tom On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Andrew Albright <andrew.albri...@gmail.com>wrote: > Recorded Sunday am at 4:30am about 3-4 miles from Delaware Seashore. > 2 miles from definite Clapper Rail habitat, Black Rail possible but > very very rare in southern Delaware. > > I have a very basic setup (no amplification) with a parabola pointed > straight up in the air. > > It really sounds exactly like a cross between an American Goldfinch > and a Black Rail to me, which is obviously an awfully odd combination. > I listened to all the shorebirds and yellowlegs also seems remotely > possible. I have no idea if any of those species mentioned give > nocturnal night calls. > > Any help would be appreciated and apologies, it isn't really a great > recording. > > Sincerely, > Andrew Albright > > -- > NFC-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_WELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_RULES > > http://www.mail-archive.com/nfc-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > -- -- Thomas Brodie Johnson Ithaca, NY t...@cornell.edu mobile: 717.991.5727 -- NFC-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_WELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_RULES http://www.mail-archive.com/nfc-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html --
