All,I played the file in winamp and was able to hear a pretty distinct, strident 3-note call. Tom
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Allen T. Chartier <amazil...@comcast.net>wrote: > Richard, > > I had trouble playing this AIF file too. There was a fraction of a second > of cricket noise with a very faint two-note call, followed by about 4 > seconds of silence. I can play WAV and MP3 files better than AIF. > > Allen T. Chartier > amazilia1(at)comcast.net > Inkster, Michigan, USA > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Richard Guthrie <gael...@capital.net> > *To:* 'Tom Johnson' <t...@cornell.edu> ; 'Andrew > Albright'<andrew.albri...@gmail.com> > *Cc:* nfc-l@cornell.edu > *Sent:* Monday, September 14, 2009 9:31 PM > *Subject:* RE: [nfc-l] Call ID help. 2hrs before dawn sounds like American > Goldfinch or Black Rail ?!? > > Was I missing something? > > > > I could barely hear any call at all, nevermind being able to identify it ! > > > > Sorry for my tine ear folks. > > > > Rich Guthrie > > New Baltimore, > > The Greene County > > New York > > gael...@capital.net > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* bounce-4296486-10071...@list.cornell.edu [mailto: > bounce-4296486-10071...@list.cornell.edu] *On Behalf Of *Tom Johnson > *Sent:* Monday, September 14, 2009 9:18 PM > *To:* Andrew Albright > *Cc:* nfc-l@cornell.edu > *Subject:* Re: [nfc-l] Call ID help. 2hrs before dawn sounds like American > Goldfinch or Black Rail ?!? > > > > 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 > > -- 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 --
