Now, back to the calls. Between what you (Mark) and Kevin have
posted, I hear what you are saying is the drake Godwall duck.
What I think is bullfrogs is different - down around 400Hz. Here's a
short clip heavily eq-ed to bring out the sound:
http://www.rockscallop.org/test/jh-070621-test01.mp3
I hear this sound all over east of the cascades in Oregon. A couple
years ago Walt mentioned he has heard bullfrogs make similar sounds.
John Hartog
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> Nice coyote recording, but I'd be very surprised if that was a
bullfrog. It
> sounds nothing like the booming JUG-O-RUM call that I've heard bullfrogs
> make. The consistant timing seems amphibian-like, but the tone of
the call
> actually sounds somewhat like the low quack of a drake Gadwall duck.
>
> Other birds I heard were Western grebe, Killdeer and Eared Grebe. The
> western grebes seem to be the most prominent and react to the increasing
> coyote noise.
>
> odd coincidence that I just listened to that recording with my
window open,
> and now there are coyotes howling outside!
>
> Mark Phinney
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>
> on 7/3/07 9:01 AM, John Hartog at wrote:
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> This coyote chorus was recorded about an hour before sunrise at a
> remote wetland location in Lake County Oregon. Recorded with a SD-702
> and NT1A mics. The sounds were fairly distant: I used 60dB gain
> setting on the 702 plus 42dB amplification in post to bring it up to
> an interesting level for listening. I also put a little eq on the
> high end, rolling off about 2dB/octave above 800Hz.
>
> (2:12min,2.1MB,128kbps)
> http://www.rockscallop.org/ear/jh-070621-0420_coyotes.mp3
>
> And anyone know what the birds are?
>
> John Hartog
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