Given those recordings side by side, I can hear a difference. Given
them in a garden setting, probably not. We don't have black capped
here, but I do see them when we go north on vacation. So I am not as
attuned to their sound. Great recordings btw.
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Suzanne
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/swilli41/www
Florida, USA
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wrote:
>
> Thanks Raimund and Klas for your thoughts - I agree on the strong
> somewhat staccato finish to a Blackcap - but its tough, especially
as
> they are both real skulkers once the leaves come out.
>
> For non-Europeans who wonder over our agony, here are two
(admittedly
> not great) examples of birds "seen" (ie sure of i.d. when
recording)
> singing in the last few weeks. The G Warbler had a windy day and
the
> Blackcap an aircraft intruding; but no filtering, just a cut to
> reduce file size between phrases. Drives me crazy at the moment
(like
> 16 vs 24 bit ?), and Blackcaps are much more common where I am than
> Garden Warblers.
>
> http://cjhails.googlepages.com/blackcapvsgardenwarbler
>
>
> And Steve, they are both fairly complex songs so sonagrams are of
> limted help. But I like your challenge !
>
> Chris
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