Perhaps a java based web app that would help to ID calls would be better yet. Interesting idea. There was a good flight here in eastern WV last night. I haven't had a chance to look at any data yet.
Wil Hershberger Nature Images and Sounds, LLC Hedgesville, WV The Songs of Insects My Blog On Sep 20, 2012, at 11:17 AM, Dan Poalillo wrote: > As one of the 'beginners' here I greatly appreciate the recent posts from > Chris and Andrew. As I expressed to Chris recently, as a beginner with poor > recording equipment its often challenging to know whether I have made the > correct ID or if there is another species or group I hadn't even considered > that sounds or 'looks' the same. Having a list of very similar and somewhat > similar species would be very helpful. The information to that effect on the > Evans/O'brien CD has been invaluable for me--THANKS! I also think Andrew's > idea of occasionally posting samples sans identify for beginners to test out > their skills on is a great idea. > > I wonder also if some of us with better coding skills and a library of > recordings could assemble a 'thumbnail' style database of spectrograms. This > would allow beginners to more easily compare the different calls visually. > Even better might be a database searchable by characteristics. For example, > the user inputs the duration, frequency and/or other characteristics (buzzy, > descending, etc) and the program produces a list of possible candidates. A > tool like this would make this emerging science a bit more accessible to the > novice (and would make it possible for me to introduce the subject to my high > school students in a way that would not completely overwhelm them). > > Dan Poalillo > Northern NJ > -- > NFC-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- NFC-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_WELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_RULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC-L_SubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NFC-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NFCL.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
