Thanks Martyn & Steve!
I will head back when I get the chance =96=A0it's a bit stinky there, it li=
ke there's an industrial
outlet across the stream from it. Herons and stilts don't seem to mind thou=
gh!
While it looks like a canal, it's within a few hundred metres of a marina, =
and I have to
assume it's a bit salty.
I've also sent the recording to a professor here who specialises in frogs =
=96 I'll let you all
know if I hear back from him.
If nothing else, its the oddest sound I've got on the hydrophone yet!
Connor
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> Also consider the fact that very few amphibians tolerate salt. I
> believe there's one species ("crab-eating frog") that survives in
> brackish environments, but not many others.
>
> So if the setting was saline, it probably isn't a frog.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Steve Pelikan
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> > > Connor
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> >
> > i have searched high and low through my archives, Connor, I do have =
> > frog sounds from introduced species in New Zealand that i have
> > recorded but none fit the cap of your recording. It is difficult to =
> > identify an underwater frog sound as not many audio field guides
> > include underwater sounds. I do believe its a frog though. My
> > suggestion is to go to the pond in the day and wait for some kind of =
> > action/movemwnt and try to identify what's around?
> > Sorry i can't help any further...
> >
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