Definitely a Common Raven, Curt. Great recording of the typical wingbeat!
Doug
At 08:39 AM 2/24/2009, you wrote:
>About a month ago I spent a few days chasing dog teams during the 2009
>John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon -- 374 miles from Duluth, Minnesota
>to the Canadian border and back again. Temps were sub-zero (F) most of
>the time, but my AT3032s worked perfectly. The dual challenge I had
>was keeping my batteries warm while recording outdoors for hours at a
>time, and keeping my mics cold while traveling between checkpoints.
>Thankfully, I managed to do both.
>
>On day three, after most of the field had dropped out, I was out on
>the west end of Devil Track Lake (12 miles or so up the Gunflint Trail
>from Grand Marais, MN), about 1/2 mile from shore. It was just past
>noon. Temp was only slightly above zero (F), winds were about 10 mph
>from the southwest. Sun was shining brightly. Those few tough mushers
>who remained in the race were beginning their down-bound run back to
>Duluth after resting a few hours from a long night of mushing that
>took them all the way to Gunflint Lake on the international border in
>-30 degree cold.
>
>Is this getting too far off topic for you? Please hang on for another
>sentence or two.
>
>I set up my recording gear out on the lake ice, near the marked race
>trail, and walked a couple hundred yards in the direction from which
>the teams would be coming. After a long wait, the first musher
>approached, his dogs barked when they saw me. We waved to each other.
>Little did I know, but at that exact time, a large bird flew right
>over my mic rig. I presume it was a raven, as it seemed to react to
>the dogs barking -- almost mimicking them.
>
>Can anyone confirm this for me, or steer me toward a more accurate ID?
>
><http://www.trackseventeen.com/soundblog/xq090127b-stetson_pass.mp3>http:/=
/www.trackseventeen.com/soundblog/xq090127b-stetson_pass.mp3
>
>-or-
>
><http://tinyurl.com/dcxojo>http://tinyurl.com/dcxojo
>
>Thank you in advance,
>
>Curt Olson
>
>PS: For anyone who might be interested, I have a few other quick-and-
>dirty clips from the race at:
>
><http://www.trackseventeen.com/media/beargrease/>http://www.trackseventeen=
.com/media/beargrease/
>
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