Re: [nfc-l] Red-headed Woodpecker?

2012-08-07 Thread Michael Lanzone
ehalf Of *Christopher T. > Tessaglia-Hymes > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 07, 2012 2:25 PM > *To:* Benjamin Van Doren; Bill Evans; NFC-L > > *Subject:* Re: [nfc-l] Red-headed Woodpecker? > > ** ** > > And...sound is amplified when reflected off the smooth surfac

RE: [nfc-l] Red-headed Woodpecker?

2012-08-07 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
ll Evans; NFC-L Subject: Re: [nfc-l] Red-headed Woodpecker? And...sound is amplified when reflected off the smooth surface of water. Similar to how, from shore, you can hear people vocalizing while they are boating or swimming out on a lake or pond, even though they may be relatively far away. It all

Re: [nfc-l] Red-headed Woodpecker?

2012-08-07 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
7:36 PM To: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes<mailto:c...@cornell.edu> Cc: NFC-L<mailto:nf...@list.cornell.edu> Subject: Re: [nfc-l] Red-headed Woodpecker? Hi Chris, Thanks for the feedback. Never recorded an NFC of one before--very cool. This was recorded at 9:18 PM, just over an hour afte

Re: [nfc-l] Red-headed Woodpecker?

2012-08-07 Thread Benjamin Van Doren
ctober – perhaps it’s a wandering bird. >> >> The only caveat on the ID comes up for me when I went back to listen to >> the RHWO calls on the Flight Call Guide. I noticed a similarity with >> Virginia Rail “McGreer” type calls, though RHWO sounds lower-pitched. But >&

Re: [nfc-l] Red-headed Woodpecker?

2012-08-07 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
lt;mailto:bmvando...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 7:36 PM To: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes<mailto:c...@cornell.edu> Cc: NFC-L<mailto:nf...@list.cornell.edu> Subject: Re: [nfc-l] Red-headed Woodpecker? Hi Chris, Thanks for the feedback. Never recorded an NFC of one befor

Re: [nfc-l] Red-headed Woodpecker?

2012-08-07 Thread Benjamin Van Doren
012 7:36 PM > *To:* Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes > *Cc:* NFC-L > *Subject:* Re: [nfc-l] Red-headed Woodpecker? > > Hi Chris, > > Thanks for the feedback. Never recorded an NFC of one before--very cool. > This was recorded at 9:18 PM, just over an hour after sunset (8:04 PM),

Re: [nfc-l] Red-headed Woodpecker?

2012-08-07 Thread Bill Evans
-Hymes Cc: NFC-L Subject: Re: [nfc-l] Red-headed Woodpecker? My first impression was a scream from a girl on a swing set. I then quickly came around to agreeing with Ben’s first impression and Chris. Pretty early for migrant RHWO though, as based on my experience their southbound migration in NY

Re: [nfc-l] Red-headed Woodpecker?

2012-08-07 Thread Bill Evans
vocalization? Bill E From: Benjamin Van Doren Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 7:36 PM To: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes Cc: NFC-L Subject: Re: [nfc-l] Red-headed Woodpecker? Hi Chris, Thanks for the feedback. Never recorded an NFC of one before--very cool. This was recorded at 9:18 PM, just

Re: [nfc-l] Red-headed Woodpecker?

2012-08-06 Thread Benjamin Van Doren
Hi Chris, Thanks for the feedback. Never recorded an NFC of one before--very cool. This was recorded at 9:18 PM, just over an hour after sunset (8:04 PM), with the Song Meter 2 setup by Wildlife Acoustics, Inc. (with the NFC plate mic). The whole thing was on a sandbar in a saltmarsh, and I built

Re: [nfc-l] Red-headed Woodpecker?

2012-08-06 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
I, personally, see no hesitation with assigning the ID as that of Red-headed Woodpecker. Nice clean recording, too. What time of night was this? What is your microphone and recorder setup? Thanks, Ben! Sincerely, Chris T-H Sent from my iPhone On Aug 6, 2012, at 18:25, "Benjamin Van Doren"