Thanks, but this is when Walt and I should be outdone by
Robs "Library" recording. He probably isn't willing to make it
public though?
Rich
--- In "Barb Beck" <>
wrote:
> Rich, Walt
>
> Rich - Wonderful recording. What a BEAUTIFUL sound. Others around
much of
> the US cannot realize what a truly BEAUTIFUL SOUND is!!! That is a
sound I
> never thought of recording. I always keep a tin of cookies to run
out and
> stuff into their cab when I hear it here (and I drive a big 4x4
suburban
> with a winch but still at times have some problems). Think I will
go out
> and try to record some if any come by. Our snow plough/road graders
have the
> big noisy diesel engines not the purr of your machine. To heck
with what
> those in the SF bay area types are always recording - a CD full of
Show
> Ploughs doing their work would be real art here and would sell like
hotcakes
> in part of the frozen north. Something to sit on soft cushions in
front of a
> blazing fire and listen to. Halifax recently got 96 cm (a little
over 3
> feet) of the really heavy wet stuff. Even through the ploughs
could not get
> through I am sure such a CD would have brought some comfort there
just as
> Walts frogs and others bird recordings help us make it through the
winter. A
> snow plough recording would also be a GREAT way to get Jim out of
bed fast
> too - put it on and he would be jumping to move the beasts off the
street
> quickly 8-)
>
> Walt, Good to hear yours and realize that spring may eventually get
here -
> of course you found as many species of frogs already this year as
we have in
> the entire province. Our frogs are either buried deep in pools of
water they
> hope will not freeze completely or frozen solid under the snow and
leaf
> litter - well they sure appear completely solid but apparently keep
enough
> stuff in a liquid state inside the cells so all the ice does not do
cell
> damage. The adaptations of the critters living here never ceases to
amaze
> me. I am still trying to get a Spotted Frog Recording.
>
> Thanks to both of you.
>
> Barb Beck
> Edmonton
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich Peet
> Sent: March 5, 2004 1:05 PM
> To:
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: Out and about with Frogs
>
> Well up here in the north we are not thinking frogs yet. Thinking
> snow shovels as we got 1/2 foot of the wet heavy stuff last night.
> Cardinals, Chickadees, Juncos are starting their early spring calls.
> Next week I will start spring recording.
>
> If you wonder how we move that heavy snow and clear everything fast
> we just spend a lot of money at it. 5 very big Ford L9000
dumptrucks
> with blades in front and under fly in goose formation down the
> interstates and clear a 3 lane highway with shoulders in one pass.
> We use those big L9000's for the local streets too.
> As can be heard they are kept in perfect running condition.
>
> 740 kb download
> http://home.comcast.net/~richpeet/snowplow.mp3
> This is one of those sounds that really suffers under mp3 so bear
> with a little in the artifact department.
>
> Rich
>
> --- In Walter Knapp <>
> wrote:
> > I've been out a bit this week working winter callers. Just the
> right
> > weather turned up.
> >
> > Monday, it was back to the Gopher Frog pond. They were calling
> well, I
> > recorded a full 80 minute disk of them entirely with the SASS/MKH-
> 20 to
> > add to the nearly full disk from two previous visits. While I was
> doing
> > that, Justin caught one. So, after removing our water filled boots
> and
> > changing to dry clothes, off into the woods for a photography
> session,
> > no place near the pond you could wrangle a frog safely. Which also
> > resulted in a recording of the release call of the Gopher Frog:
> > http://naturerecordist.home.mindspring.com/gopher.release.mp3
> >
> > Back to the pond, Justin took our subject back to the pond while I
> > turned around (this is two ruts through the brush). What's that
> hopping
> > down the sandy rut? Another Gopher Frog! also photographed. Check
> my
> > Gopher frog page:
> > http://wwknapp.home.mindspring.com/docs/gopher.frogs.html
> >
> > Now for Tuesday, which was Brimley day. Went off to see if I could
> > expand on the two sites I had found last year when I reconfirmed
> their
> > existence in Georgia. Was fairly easy, full length of the wildlife
> > preserve and a bit west of that. Area about 5 miles by 3 miles.
> Could
> > not get to a lot along Briar Creek due to flooding, was hoping to
> follow
> > them up the creek. They are probably a lot farther, but we ran out
> of
> > time. Was a all nighter.
> >
> > New photos, including one that does not fit the description, this
> one
> > was watched calling by both Justin and I before being caught and
> > photographed:
> > http://wwknapp.home.mindspring.com/docs/brimley's.chorus.frog.html
> >
> > Got about 20 minutes of Brimley recording as well, could have had
a
> lot
> > more but devoted most time to scouting. Used the SASS/MKH-20. And
> also
> > photographed a Pine Woods Treefrog that wandered through, not
their
> > calling season. And recorded a very excited batch of Southern
> Leopard
> > Frogs, there were huge numbers of them calling all over the area.
> One
> > large mudpuddle in the road I counted a couple dozen fresh egg
> masses.
> > In spite of there being nicer looking water on both sides and
> connected
> > to the puddle.
> >
> > While doing that a Barred Owl flew in to a branch over our heads
> and sat
> > there curious about what we were doing. No other way to describe
> it, sat
> > up there like a spectator watching a game until we got back in the
> > ranger to go.
> >
> > Now for Wednesday, last night. Mountain Chorus Frogs were the
> subject.
> > Not a huge amount recorded as they were insisting on calling only
> for a
> > little while after each car or truck. SASS/MKH-20 from as close as
> 10'.
> > Justin nabbed 9 of them and we sat down for a photo session, they
> are
> > the easiest chorus frogs to catch so far. New photos:
> > http://wwknapp.home.mindspring.com/docs/mountain.chorus.frog.html
> >
> > That 9 was not enough to make a dent in the calling numbers and of
> > course were tossed back into the fray. It was a roadside
> ditch/small
> > pool. We had no trouble spotting lots more. Also saw a Gray
> Treefrog but
> > did not catch him, they'll be calling in a month or so. And Justin
> > spotted a large spotted salamander. Yellow spots on body, some red
> spots
> > on head. Pretty long salamander.
> >
> > Tried to get a release call from the Mtn. Chorus Frogs. Only a
> couple
> > brief calls. Need to build some grabber tongs the right size, our
> > fingers are too big to set them off.
> >
> > Anyway, a pretty good out and about this week. Today is rest day.
> Each
> > of those places are several hour's drive from here.
> >
> > The American Toads have started, they and pickerel frogs are two
> targets
> > for the next week or two. And some others.
> >
> > Walt
> >
>
>
>
>
> "Microphones are not ears,
> Loudspeakers are not birds,
> A listening room is not nature."
> Klas Strandberg
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