The Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) has a really extraordinary song, best described as sounding like someone uncorking a bottle of sparkling wine, filling a...
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Klas Strandberg
klasstrandberg
May 14, 2013 8:32 pm
Here it is: http://soundcloud.com/klasse-1/tetrao-urogallus I have not met many people who know about it. I had 16 mic's out, mixed into a stereo track, so I...
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Scott
turaconi
May 15, 2013 4:20 am
Have a listen to either Great or Razor-billed Curassows. Great is on my Northern Neotropics CD and I have been told that folks listening on computer can't hear...
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chrishails50
May 15, 2013 5:49 am
Richard I would love to read that Ibis reference if you you could send it to me, better still if you have access to a pdf of it as I no longer have access to...
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chrishails50
May 15, 2013 5:57 am
Brilliant Klas, and thanks both as I never knew about this. I must go back and listen to some of my own material, maybe I dismissed it as wind noise ! 16 mics...
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wildambience
May 15, 2013 7:51 am
One that comes to mind is Bornean Stubtail - between 9200hz-9800hz - I recall hearing them on Mount Kinabalu, Borneo and some of my birding colleagues simply...
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Michael Dalton
mdaltonarielle
May 15, 2013 11:20 am
I find the discussion of low-frequency sounds by birds interesting. In the literature there is information about the syrinx and the ability of some birds to...
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Max Catterwell
oatcruncher
May 15, 2013 11:54 am
Hi Mike, To quote; 'without a great number of high harmonics, most people are at a complete loss to decode the fundamental sounds, which represent words.' This...
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sonochiro
May 15, 2013 12:53 pm
Hi, I already recorded songs of Common Nightingale with some notes going over 13 kHz. There is also a recording of a 12.3 kHz call of Lesser Whitethroat in...
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Richard Ranft
richard.ranf...
May 15, 2013 11:10 pm
Hi Chris, I'm afraid I don't have access to a PDF - the article is in copyright to Wiley and can be purchased from here: INFRASONIC COMPONENTS IN THE SONG OF...
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chrishails50
May 16, 2013 2:21 am
Thanks a lot Richard that is very helpful. C...
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Dan Dugan
dandugan_1999
May 16, 2013 2:53 am
... It needs to be that big to directionally amplify 20Hz, but that doesn't mean it can't capture 20Hz. ... I agree, an omni mic close to the source can't be...
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rapsac
cstroem
May 16, 2013 9:20 am
Speaking of impressive calls, I heard a raven that made an extremely loud call that sounded like the sonar sound effect from submarine movies. It was flying...
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Michael Dalton
mdaltonarielle
May 16, 2013 11:13 am
Howdy Max! Yes, the age-related hearing loss is well known. What is less known is that younger people cannot decode English speech by a talking bird if the...
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lamprophis1963
May 16, 2013 12:51 pm
Thanks for all the informative replies. I am amazed how much there is to learn about this field and how helpful and patient this naturerecordist list is! I...
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Klas Strandberg
klasstrandberg
May 16, 2013 5:31 pm
Richard, with respect to Roger Boughtons recording, which I am sure is a million times better than mine, I will point out that after making my recording in...
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Peter Shute
pshute2
May 16, 2013 6:32 pm
Perhaps the problem was simply that it was harder to communicate in 1988, and spread the word till it reached those few other people who knew of the "burr"....
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vickipowys
vpowys
May 16, 2013 11:08 pm
Indeed, in 2013 one only needs to Google "Capercallie low pitched sounds" to come up with a raft of references. Vicki...
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Mike Rooke
picnet2
May 18, 2013 4:47 pm
Local Dawn Chorus complete with environmental din (Motorway behind the mic) Location: Hyvinkaa Finland. Time: 03:00->09:00 Recorder: Sony D50 Stereo width...
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Klas Strandberg
klasstrandberg
May 18, 2013 10:13 pm
Sounds fine, I think, not stereo enhanced. Klas. ... Telinga Microphones, Botarbo, S-748 96 Tobo, Sweden. Phone & fax int + 295 310 01 email:...
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Arnþór Helgason
arnthor.helgason@...
May 18, 2013 11:48 pm
Well done. Congratulations. Arnthor Helgason ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Arnþór Helgason
arnthor.helgason@...
May 18, 2013 11:55 pm
I am still experimenting with the wind. I might have to reconsider which wind protections I use. Today I posted a short comment at ...
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Martyn Stewart
mijdog2000
May 19, 2013 3:46 am
Man hasn't built his houses here yet and the soundscape is still intact (For Now) Half of my library is now extinct, yes, natural sound is on the endangered...
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Mike Rooke
picnet2
May 19, 2013 9:49 am
Hi Klas, Thank you for your feedback, I'll try to get the mic into the wilderness. Its still quite high traffic noise this time of year which tends to drops...
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Arnþór Helgason
arnthor.helgason@...
May 19, 2013 10:53 am
A great recording: The ambient sound was probably the wind? Arnthor Helgason ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Arnþór Helgason
arnthor.helgason@...
May 19, 2013 12:21 pm
I have now reset the volume of my recording and the wind sound is not as destructive as before. I have probably overmodulated it in the processing afterwards. ...
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Martyn Stewart
mijdog2000
May 19, 2013 4:01 pm
It's the ocean, Arnþór Martyn ************************************* Martyn Stewart www.naturesound.org www.soundofcritters.com Redmond WA 425-898-0462 ...
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Jim Morgan
fundador_four
May 19, 2013 4:51 pm
Neat recording Martyn. Were you on the Pacific side or the Gulf side? And what city were you near? Jim ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Arnþór Helgason
arnthor.helgason@...
May 19, 2013 5:24 pm
Great! This is similar to some recordings I have made myself. Congratulations again. Arnthor...
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Volker Widmann
volwid
May 19, 2013 8:15 pm
Thank you Martyn! It is a pleasure listening to it! Reminds me very much of my Saguaro NP mornings some years ago. Aaaahh, the desert!!! Volker ... [Non-text...
