It sounds like one of the Conehead Katydids, Mark. The Robust
conehead is in that area.
http://www.musicofnature.com/songsofinsects/iframes/coneheads/
coneheads.html
Check out Lang Elliott's fantastic Insect site for a quick reference
or even better, get his book with Wil Hershberger.
http://www.musicofnature.com/songsofinsects/ourbook.html
Martyn
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On Sep 26, 2007, at 1:19 PM, Mark Fischer wrote:
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> Dear NR,
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> So, I recorded this insect last Spring on the banks of the Sacramento
> River. The source was deep in brush, so I could never actually see
> what was making the sound, and I am not that familiar with insect
> sounds generally. It is posted in the 'Files' section as
> 'mar12_insect.mp3'. Does anyone knows what kind of critter makes this
> sound?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
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