I am told, honey bee queens are known to trumpet.
John Hartog
--- In ". m u r m e r ." <> wrote:
>
>
> John Hartog wrote:
> > Hi patrick,
> >
> > Just a guess but, I think all the sounds are related to the hive. What
> > sounds like a bird is an individual insect buzzing directly against the
> > wall material.
> >
>
>
> hm, yes, i toyed with that idea a bit, but i'm pretty sure now that
> that's not the case. for a start, these sounds began *before* i heard
> any hive activity (the sounds of which are very apparent, especially if
> i hold my ear to the wall), in early april, while the hive only became
> active several weeks later. 2nd, while the buzzing is relatively
> constant at all times of day, these sounds are nocturnal. in the
> morning when i wake up the buzzing is still there, but these have
> stopped. 3rd, they have occasionally often been accompanied by the
> sound of a sort of scurrying movement, too big for bees. lastly,
> although maybe it's not clear in the recordings, these really sound to
> me like series of short squawking vocalisations from single animals,
> several of which can be heard at different points along the wall...
>
> hm, with all the animal id'ing that goes on on this list, i had imagined
> that someone would immediately know what i was dealing with. i hadn't
> expected to stump nature recordists! well, i suppose most of us don't
> spend much time recording ecosystems inside walls... ; )
>
>
>
> > Regarding your recorder noise. My PMD670 had a similar issue with the first
> > mics I used with it. Those mics were Cascade M-1s that I got free with the
> > purchase of the recorder. The noise coincided with blinking of the lcd, or
> > with turning the light on or off. Marantz of course blamed it on the mics.
> > When I switched to NT1As the noise went away. I had since forgotten about
> > that issue, but should test it with my AT2032s.
>
>
> yes, it only happens with my own self-built contact mics, so i'm sure
> it's a problem with them rather than the recorder. i was just wondering
> if there might be something i could do to the mics to resolve the problem.
>
> best,
> patrick
>
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