Northern Saw-whet owl (Aegolius acadicus) alternate vocalization

["uskroeger" uskroeger]

Hi all,
this snippet was recorded with Telinga twin science and FR-2LE.  I too
am wondering why the recording levels on the FR-2LE are so low.  When
I turn up the gain to where the levels register on the recorder I get
too much hiss.
Luckily I was able to get very close to this owl.  This is a call of a
fledgeling.  It is the classic "sharpening a scythe with a stone" call.

Barney Kroeger
Nevada City, California