That was one determined whippoorwill, Bill. These birds used to
scare me as a child. I, of course, did not know it was a bird, but
imagined it as some monster coming after me. My father took me and
my older brother out late one evening after dark to find one and
prove to us it was a harmless bird. We did eventually find it but I
was only partially relieved. Childhood fears are sometimes hard to
dispel. Great recordings.
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Suzanne
Suzanne Williams Photography
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/swilli41/www
Florida, USA
--- In "William Ruscher Jr."
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>
> I had a rare opportunity this past Sunday evening at dusk ,to
record
> a Whip-poor-will at close range calling on it's territory, from the
> edge of a wooded area overlooking a large field in Webster, NY.
Other
> birders were at the location, and enjoying Am. Woodcock courtship
> display, and waiting for the already reported nightjar, to call. I
> made a number of recordings and uploaded the ones with the least
> amount of people and vehicle noise to the Freesound Project website
> in my sample pack titled "spring 2008".
> The wind was gusting at 15-25mph during the day, but calmed enough
to
> make the recordings. The first link is mono and is at :
>
> http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=53416
>
> The Whip-poor-will then flew to the far end of the woods with it's
> continuous calls much fainter, and I decided to try the dish for a
> longer distance recording. It wasn't nessesary as the bird moved
> again to a tree right next to the parking area I was standing in. I
> was fortunate to get this recording before a couple shined a bright
> spot light on the bird, and it moved again. The link is at :
>
> http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=53415
>
> Not much stereo sound, but at least a focused recording with the
> dish. Some wind noise can be heard in a spot during the recording,
> giving underwater type sound effects which I've noticed before with
> my setup. I'm thinking that some fake fur tied around the foam
> windscreens on the binuaral mics might help (?). The noise might
also
> be created by the wind hitting the aluminum dish, itself. As
always,
> opinions or comments are certainly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill
>
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