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Re: Blackcaps

Subject: Re: Blackcaps
From: "Klas Strandberg" klasstrandberg
Date: Thu May 24, 2007 6:25 am ((PDT))
At 09:11 2007-05-24, you wrote:
>Exactly. Though, there are sometimes individuals who do not sing such
>a pronunced end phrase (which was probably the reason why I initially
>misidentified the bird). In any case one can distinguish the two
>species by listening carefully for a longer period of time. The
>Blackcap songs are always shorter than those of the Garden Warbler.

No, not always.
On top of it, a Blackcap can sing the most peculiar songs and keep
clever birders busy for minutes before it reveals itself with some
typical sound. I have never heard of any interesting variations among
Garden warblers.

Klas.


>Raimund
>
>Klas Strandberg <> wrote:
>
> > The "thumb rule" is that the Blackcap ends it's phrase with some
> > strong and flute-like tones, while the Garden Warbler can go on for
> > minutes with it's unstructured "blabber".
> > There is a very "potent" Blackcap at the Telinga site.
> >
> > Klas.
> >
> >
> > At 01:11 2007-05-24, you wrote:
> > >--- In  "Raimund Specht"
> > ><recordingbird@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > To illustrate the principle of dithering, I have prepared a quick
> > > > example by using the Black cap recording that I made a few weeks ag=
o
> > > > with my new Fostex FR-2LE (thanks to Rombout de Wijs who notified m=
e
> > > > that is was not a Garden warbler).
> > > >
> > >
> > >I cannot contribute anything to this discussion. But I'd LOVE to know
> > >the "rule of thumb" which helps distinguish Blackcap from Garden
> > >Warbler in such a short cut (or even one a bit longer....)
> > >
> > >Chris
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
> > >sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
>Krause
> > >
> > >Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Telinga Microphones, Botarbo,
> > S-748 96 Tobo, Sweden.
> > Phone & fax int + 295 310 01
> > email: 
> > website: www.telinga.com
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

Telinga Microphones, Botarbo,
S-748 96 Tobo, Sweden.
Phone & fax int + 295 310 01
email: 
website: www.telinga.com







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