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Re: Mystery Bird

Subject: Re: Mystery Bird
From: "M, J, & V Phinney"
Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 4:22 am (PDT)
Hi Matt

I'm quite sure that your mystery song is that of a Dark-eyed Junco, as you
suspected. I've heard this variation on occasion in northern BC, and have
had others send me similar recordings of unusual juncos.

Mark Phinney



on 6/5/06 1:21 AM, Matt Goff at  wrote:

>
> I recorded a bird today that had a call I did not recognize.  It started
> with a very rapid trill and ended with a more junco-like trill.  I would
> guess it's a junco with a variation I've not heard before, but I am not
> sure.  Unfortunately I only heard it a few times, and due to wind, river
> noise, and distance was not able to get an exceptionally clear recording
> of it.  However, I have uploaded a brief clip where the call can be heard=
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> http://www.sitkanature.org/temp_upload/06-04mysterybird.mp3
>
> The bird was in the woods not far from a muskeg (bog) near Sitka, Alaska
> (in Southeast Alaska).
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Matt Goff
>
> p.s.  To those folks who responded to my early question about processing,
> I appreciate it.  I am still working on understanding and trying out the
> ideas.  I'll probably have follow up questions in the next couple of days
> or so (depending how busy I end up being).
>
>
>
> "Microphones are not ears,
> Loudspeakers are not birds,
> A listening room is not nature."
> Klas Strandberg
> Yahoo! Groups Links
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"Microphones are not ears,
Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
Klas Strandberg

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