So far the votes on and off list for the sound are as follows.
1 Bufflehead (me)
2 Robin
1 Mourning Dove
2 Portion of a Song Sparrow Song (99% sure)
1 American Tree Sparrow (betting his last dollars on it)
3 I don't know but it aint a Bufflehead.
The majority of respondents feel that the recording was distant and
crappy enough that the sound recorded is not a representative
recording of the sound made by the bird. In my own defense, if this
is a song bird, I made 4 consecutive similar recordings of it in high
winds at over 300 yards without any patch editing of time.
I am out of town for the weekend so we will see if there is any clear
winner next week. Good recording all and thanks for the assists.
Rich Peet
MN, USA
N45.0 W93.3
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wrote:
> Given the challenge to record a Bufflehead Duck by Stan of this
group
> I targeted them this week.
>
> My fieldguides only say "mostly silent" and female grunts and male
> squeeks. But nothing that resembles an actual "call"
>
> I was recording about 12-15 Bufflehead with other "usual suspects"
in
> the neighborhood. The ducks were about 200 yards out which is
normal
> for these ducks to sit in the middle of deep water. The wind was
15+
> gusting over 25 and it was a challenge to keep my large dish on
> target.
> Linked is what I recorded. I kept my sample in stereo to assist in
> filtering out the swamp grass. I can say I have not heard this
sound
> before. Can anyone tell me if it is a Bufflehead or if it is known
> to you or unknown to you? The sound I am talking about is the 5
> flute tones at the same pitch. Recorded in Central MN yesterday.
>
> 296kb download at
> http://home.attbi.com/~richpeet/Bufflehead.mp3
>
> Rich Peet
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