Well, I won't trade you the wet and warm NW MN for where you came
from.
I am back from counting "Western Prairie Fringed Orchid" in the
Prairie's of NW MN. One of our "endangered". see:
http://nat_hist.sdstate.edu/cathcol/
I will do plant surveys as long as it does not stop me from the
sounds of the area. It was hardwork, warm and wet. The Sparrows
were something to behold.
These orchids like the low wetlands of the old beaches of lake
Agissiz which died 10,000 years ago. They seem to adapt about that
fast which is why they are in trouble.
see: http://www.und.edu/instruct/eng/fkarner/pages/agassiz.htm
I did get a chance to get to the top of a beach and record the
Chestnut-collared Longspur. A pleasant sounding little bird with a
good set of pipes that are needed in the windy prairie for this
little guy. All of the birds in this area seem to have adapted to be
able to yell above the strength of the wind. This guy was recorded
at over 50 yards and is the size of a house sparrow.
A tiny 45kb download at http://home.comcast.net/~richpeet/chestnut.mp3
Rich Peet
Rich Peet
--- In "Martyn Stewart"
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> Hi All, Just got back from Arizona and can confirm what Doug says!
Gee
> it's bloody hot, even the birds walk around with their mouths open,
> phew!
> It was 117f in Scottsdale. I got some great recordings while there,
but
> you had to get up early in the morning because of the excessive
heat.
> I have never seen so many doves; we are lucky if we see 4 Mourning
Doves
> a year here and talk about Hummingbirds!
> One thing that saddens me is the ever increasing loss of habitat,
> Scottsdale and going into Carefree is a "Free for all," Property
> developers are literally destroying the Sonna desert and it makes
you
> wonder how the area can cope with the terrific strain on its
resources!
> I was talking to a guy that worked in the Montezuma district, he
said
> that Arizona is running out of water at an alarming pace, You see
golf
> courses totally irrigated with deep green fairways and greens for
the
> rich and country clubs with exotic shrubs & plants well irrigated
that
> are not indigenous to the desert. How sad is this! Mother Nature
will
> surely "re-boot" itself, the loss of habitat for so many species is
> crippling, many animals lay dead on the roads from the many fast
moving
> vehicles at night and day.
> Cacti and succulents are destroyed from irresponsible people and
litter
> lines the roadways impaled on cacti!
> When will we ever learn?
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> Martyn
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Von Gausig
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 8:57 AM
> To: nature Recordists
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Off to Colorado (Whew!)
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> Well, the weather around central Arizona has been hellish - 117=BAF
(47=BAC)
> at
> my house this week - that's just too hot to stick around. I'm off
to the
>
> high country of Colorado, where we'll be staying at 10,000'
(3050M), and
>
> where it's COOL!
>
> I'll be loosely moderating (strictly moderating Martyn ;-)) from a
slow
> computer up there.
>
> If there is any high-altitude sound or soundscape anyone wants, let
me
> know. We'll be hiking to 12,500 and higher. If any members will be
in
> south
> central Colorado during the next few weeks, I'd like to meet up!
We'll
> be
> near Gunnison/Crested Butte.
>
> Doug
> Doug Von Gausig
> Clarkdale, Arizona, USA
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