At 10:24 PM 5/28/2008, you wrote:
>I finally got around to getting an audio clip up on my school's website.
>It is the story of some hungry young crows and their disgruntled
>parents. I recorded this with a Sony Hi-MD recorder and Telinga stereo
>microphone in a parabolic dish, on June 30, 2007.
>
>You can go right to the sound here:
>http://www.wildernessawareness.org/audio/2007-06-30_crow.mp3
>
>Here's the caption from the website: I heard a pair of young fledged
>crows whining as their parents were out
>foraging. They glanced at me standing just below them with my big
>microphone, but didn=92t seem to worry. You hear the young birds vocalize
>more as the parents return with food. Right after the fledglings got
>fed, the parents noticed me and started yelling.
>
>Listen for the crow begging calls at 6, 18, and 31 seconds. They have
>that "shiftless teenager" sound. This was before the parents returned.
>
>At 41 seconds Mom and Dad came back. Listen to how their voices are
>muffled from the food in their beaks. They fed the babies=97listen for the
>swallowing. At 53 seconds the parents spotted me and really let me have
>it. You=92ll hear the volume change as they swoop towards and away from me=
.
>
>I love how the voices of individual birds are evident in this recording,
>from the clueless juveniles to the preoccupied parents suddenly noticing
>me skulking in the bushes...
>
>I didn't do any editing except fade out some low frequencies in between
>crow calls. I sort of like the suburban ambiance in the background, and
>the crows started sounding tinny if I took out more. If more experienced
>ears hear changes that could be made, please let me know.
>
>Alexia Stevens
Nice recording Alexia! Those sound like Northwest Crows, right? Having the=
whole scenario really helps us understand what's happening in that
recording. I'd like to hear more!
Doug
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