The Rough-legged Hawk is generally silent on wintering grounds. The
scream is heard mostly just on nesting territory where it can be common
but it is not common that mere mortals get to spend time on their
nesting sites. It was a long time before I was able to get to an arctic
nesting site and record the scream. I consider my recording fairly
rare.
Kevin J Colver
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From:
On Behalf Of M, J, & V Phinney
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 7:01 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] rare bird recording or not?
I've encountered many, MANY rough-legs and only heard the scream a
couple of
times over 25+ years...good to get it recorded....
ahh, the dreaded 'tic - tic - tic of the catalytic converter! That, I've
heard more than enough. The bane of roadside listeners and recordists
everywhere!
Mark Phinney
on 12/17/06 3:32 PM, Rich Peet at
<richpeet%40comcast.net> net wrote:
I went birding with Mark Alt of this list yesterday.
He handled the video and I worked the audio.
We got a recording of a Rough-Legged Hawk (adult dark phase) at 150
feet and Short-Eared Owl screems at 20 feet.
My question is if anyone can give an opion on if a Rough-Legged Hawk
screeming is indeed rare. It is for both of us.
The catalytic converter of the car in the background is not a rare
sound and I need to find an auto mechanic that will pull it out and
replace it with a glass pack muffler.
about 500kb
http://home. <http://home.comcast.net/~richpeet/Roughleghawk.mp3>
comcast.net/~richpeet/Roughleghawk.mp3
Rich
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