Hello All,
I just uploaded an MP3 (titled "mystery sounds and Bud
cough") in the files section, that has several nocturnal sounds that I
am unable to ID. I recorded this (segment of a longer recording) in
Western NY, in a track of state forest next to a pond in the early AM.
The sounds came from across the large pond (waking me out of a dead
sleep) ,and might have contributed (echo on the water) to distorting
them a bit. There are 4 deeper bellow type sounds, and another higher
pitched sound that is in between the 1st and 2nd bellow. The single
higher pitched sound might be a "hoot", as there were Barred and GH
Owls in the area overnight, but the deeper sound leaves me stumped. I
am hoping for some opinions from the group. I was thinking either
something possibly man made, or a mammal making a sound that I've
never heard before. My good friend coughed from the next tent over,
while the mics were attached to a tree in between our tents.
Equipment used was a Fostex FR2-LE recorder and a pair of Sony ECM-55b
mics.
My Thanks to Bernie Krause (and the others that contributed to the
discussion in July), for suggesting using these mics and attaching
them on each side of a (head sized) tree. This has worked out well
for me for, being a portable solution on hikes, as well as tent camping.
Three other recordings from this outing, along with a descriptive post
can be heard at this link:
http://naturerecordists.com/posts/26
Regards,
Bill
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