Well, I'm glad people still consider "Out of the blue" a useful
publication, but it was never meant as a comprehensive guide. In fact
it was a 25th anniversary present to Dutch Birding subscribers. It
only covers some families and lacks, for example, hirundines,
accentors, finches and most non-passerines. It was also very much
orientated towards diurnal migration, although it should be useful
for nocturnal migration too. Unfortunately supplies of "Out of the
blue" are running low, and I think it is only available to new
subscribers of DB. We've been collecting recordings for a more
thorough replacement for some time but at least two other projects
need to be completed first.
There is also a much older cassette/CD publication by Claude Chappuis
called Migrateurs et hivernants, which contains many interesting
recordings of migrants. It is pretty accurate with a handful
exceptions. Chappuis has also published a north African sound guide,
which is highly accurate, covers most of Europe as well, and is
useful for learning migration sounds too.
all the best,
Magnus
On 24 Mar 2010, at 12:1504, Ted Floyd wrote:
Hello, Everybody.
The basic reference for Europe, as far as I am aware, is the 2-CD
set, "Out of the Blue: Flight Calls of Migrants and Vagrants." It's
by Arnoud van den Berg, Mark Constantine, Magnus Robb, and The
Sound Approach (2003).
Magnus, you out there? Do you want to say anything specific about
this? All I can say, from my rather distant perspective, is that
I've greatly enjoyed listening to the recordings on "Out of the
Blue." Next time I hear a Lesser Short-toed Lark on nocturnal
migration over central Colorado, I'll be prepared...
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Tayler Brooks
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 3:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [nfc-l] Audio resources for Old World nocturnal migrants
Hello all,
Plainly out of curiosity, I'm wondering what types of resources are
available
to those who are interested in learning more about NFCs of European
migratory
passerines. Are there any recording sets that would be
recommendable, or
literature (with spectrograms?) as well?
Thank you and happy spring migration,
~Tayler Brooks
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