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Re: Mystery Night time call

Subject: Re: Mystery Night time call
From: "Stan" <>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 11:45:11 -0000
Randy,

This has been filtered to eliminate the sewage treatment plant but it
stills sounds very similar to the original.  I have lived on this
creek for 19 years.  Unusual for sure.

Stan



--- In  "shtankyboy"
<> wrote:
>
> Hi Stan, fun noise!  Is the almost horn-like quality of the sound
> natural, or did that come as a result of filtering (I get really
> weird effects of filtering out background noise with software
> sometimes).  'Cause if whatever made that sound actually sounded
> like that to your ear, I can say with a fair degree of certainty
> that it wasn't a native North American bird of any kind.
>
> But as to what it was?  It almost sounds like a much lower pitched
> version of some elk bugles, but that really doesn't make any sense
> for Illinois.
>
> cheers,
> randy
>
> p.s.- I like this "guess the noise" game.  Is this something people
> do a lot of on this group?
>
>
>
> --- In  "Stan" <>
> wrote:
> >
> > Rich,
> >
> > Of ten hours of recording that night this was the only sound that
> I
> > found of interest.  Very quiet night except for about 5 seconds.
> >
> > Stan
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In  "Rich Peet"
> <>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > It does have the tones of a owl but I would put my guess at a
> > coyote.
> > > I would like to hear more to confirm that each call was not the
> > same.
> > >
> > > But the slide whistles from colorado coyote is closest for my
> ear.
> > >
> > > RIch
> > >
> > > --- In  "Stan"
> <>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In  "Martyn Stewart"
> > > > <> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > Yes, I live next to a sewage treatment plant that leaves a
> > horrible
> > > > humm on all of my recording.
> > > >
> > > > Stan
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  > Did you filter this in anyway Stan?
> > > > >
> > > > > Martyn
> > > > >
> > > > > ****************************************
> > > > > Martyn Stewart
> > > > > Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
> > > > > http://www.naturesound.org
> > > > > Redmond. Washington. USA
> > > > > N47.65543   W121.98428
> > > > >
> > > > > e-mail: 
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> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: 
> > > > >  On Behalf Of Stan
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 8:37 PM
> > > > > To: 
> > > > > Subject: [Nature Recordists] Mystery Night time call
> > > > >
> > > > > Please help me identify this call that I uploaded to the
> files
> > > > section.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mystery_3sc.mp3
> > > > >
> > > > > I recorded it on the 25th of August at about 2 a.m. along a
> > creek
> > > > here
> > > > > in Central Illinois.   I am really stumped as to what is
> making
> > > > this
> > > > > sound.  Any ideas?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,   Stan Courtney
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Microphones are not ears,
> > > > > Loudspeakers are not birds,
> > > > > A listening room is not nature."
> > > > > Klas Strandberg
> > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>






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