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What's That Sound? - buzzing sound

Subject: What's That Sound? - buzzing sound
From: Doug Von Gausig <>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 08:24:11 -0700
Here's an inquiry I received on August 6th. If you have any ideas, please
reply to the list and I'll respond to the person who inquired.

Doug

><>
>
>I hope you can help me identify this sound.  It's driving me crazy!!  Here=
 are
>the answers.
>1.  I'm in Kentucky, in the country outside of Bowling Green, near the
>Tennessee state line.
>2.  Habitat is farm land - two small open pastures with a very small overg=
rown
>area with some trees separating the pastures, a small pond.  The farm is
>surrounded by crops (corn, oats, soybeans).
>3.  Sound is heard very early in the morning, around 5:30am central time. =
 I
>have never heard it any other times than in the very early morning.
>4. No recording - sorry!
>5. It's hard to describe.  It is almost a buzzing sound.  It reminds me of
>when you take a folded piece of paper and blow on it with your lips.  The
>sound stops and starts about every second or two and continues the entire =
time
>I'm outside feeding my horses.  When it does stop, it's only for a minute =
and
>then it starts back up.  It comes from the back of my farm, maybe near the
>pond - or even behind the pond in the adjoining corn field.  It's not a so=
und
>I have EVER heard before!
>
>
>--
>Cathie Bryant, Office Coordinator
>Dean's Office, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
>Western Kentucky University
>#1 Big Red Way
>Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576
>270-745-4664
>

Doug Von Gausig
Clarkdale, Arizona, USA
Moderator
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