Martyn,
Sounds so easy a caveman could do it.
Kevin
On Aug 28, 2007, at 10:07 PM, Martyn Stewart wrote:
> i have heard both sexes grunt and squeak, Kevin. on the Skagit flats
> you can pretty well see the calls each sex makes, i like to think
> your theory is reversed though, i mean when Roo (the wife) screams at
> me i take no notice because there is only one person like me on this
> planet and the mold was broken but when i grunt she makes me a cup of
> tea, surely all females respond this way :)
>
> Martyn
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> On Aug 28, 2007, at 10:21 AM, Kevin Colver wrote:
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> > Hi All,
> > Can you help me out with this one?
> >
> > As I have listened to Snow and Ross's Geese fly overhead, I hear
> both
> > the low grunting and the high squeaking calls. Most of the time it
> > seems as if one of a piar makes the low grunt while the other
> > responds with the squeak. Canada geese, ducks, and even Sandhill
> > cranes seem to also keep up similar vocal contact while in flight as
> > a pair.
> >
> > So the question is whether one is the male and the other female and
> > if so, which makes which call. BNA reports that both sexes make both
> > calls, but I wonder?
> >
> > Here is my guess: I guess the female makes the grunt and the male
> > makes the squeak. Why this guess? The grunt seems analogous to the
> > quack of female ducks. The female doesn't need to worry about
> > keeping in contact with the male, that's his worry. There are plenty
> > of males if this one loses his way. The male squeaks in almost a
> > frantic attempt to keep the attention of the female.
> >
> > Anyone know for sure? Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kevin Colver
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