Great recording, Martyn!
Their sound reminds me of domestic chickens, but richer. And wow,
towards the end of the recording, they *really* get excited. But what
is that sound at 1:57?! It doesn't seem to fit in.
Nice Western Meadowlark singing in the background.
At 2007-05-29 19:02, you wrote:
>A little late but better late than never!
>This is the prairie chicken lek sounds I promised last month. Kevin Colver
>and I visited this lek in Nebraska. This is the early hours of the morning
>and the prairie chickens are on the town looking for a decent chick! A
>little wind noise, recorded with sound devices 744, 4 channels mixed down =
to
>stereo. I had 2xmkh-20 mics and an m/s pattern consisting of mkh-30/40 mic=
s.
>44.1k 24bit. Saved here as an mp3 file. THIS IS A 7.21MB DOWNLOAD, BEWARE
>DIAL-UP PEOPLE.
>If you ever get the chance to visit a lek and sit and listen (as well as
>watch) it is one of the most fascinating experiences I have had, including
>watching the bowerbird entice the female to his jewels...
><http://tinyurl.com/2ej2vu>http://tinyurl.com/2ej2vu
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>OR AT THE BOTTOM OF
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>Martyn
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