Hi All,
Last week I was able to spend the night at the wetlands of Fish
Springs, NWR. I've posted a little sample at www.7Loons.com.
Recorded with SD722 and Sennheiser 30/40 MS pair.
Here is the description of the recording:
The night was moonless, the chill was deepening, and the metronome
clicking song of Virginia Rails had gone on for hours. At 01:30 an
American Wigeon dropped into the marshy pond, setting off some
comments from drowsy neighbors. A Mallard flew in. Then a coyote got
his pack song started, setting off a challenge song from a distant
pack. The coyotes started the distant Sora=92s singing and calling. =
Despite the darkness, a Marsh Wren sings a few notes. Towards the end
of the recording a female Mallard gets noisy and a female Green-winged
Teal gives her worried quacks.
If you have good ears and good speakers/headphones you may hear the
Great Horned Owl hooting in the distance. Even harder to hear is the
hooting of a Short-eared Owl about 20 seconds into the recording
followed about 15 seconds later by the rattling wing claps the owl
makes in a display flight. The rattling is heard distantly again
later in the recording.
Enjoy,
Kevin
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