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>1. I have been working in these woods since 1981, I have been trained to
>census all local birds by ear, have been charged by a momma bear, have
>watched and listened to bucks and does, elk, have trapped and collared
>fisher, marten, mountain beavers, all sorts of rodents, have seen and hear=
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>mountain lions, coyotes. I thought I was familiar with all the sounds out
>there. Other sounds I heard after I was startled awake sounded like
>martens scurrying and palying near the lake.
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>2. What was the geographic location of the sound? What state, what country=
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>near what city? California, USA, Humboldt County, nearest community
>Orleans. Location: 41degrees 22 minutes 45.73 seconds by 123 degrees 44
>minutes 50.74 seconds.
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>3. What was the habitat where the sound was heard - near a river, in a
>forest, in the desert, what kind of surroundings does this animal like?
>Habitat is coastal mixed conifer forest. Elevation 4400 feet , NE of Onion
>Lake.
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>4. What time of day do you hear the sound? About 0230 am
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>5. If you have a recording of the sound, even if it's a poor one, please
>send me a copy, keeping the file size under 500K. no recording
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>6. Give me a description of the sound - was it high or low, a trill, a
>song, chatter, however you want to describe it, and tell me how frequently
>or how long the sound is made - these are all clues to the source. Sounde=
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>like a screamed KUK- KEEYUK - KUK, only one time, very close I'd estimate
>less than 8 feet. No other sounds after that for about 5 minutes, then I
>heard martens scurrying and playing near Onion Lake, 200 meters away. The
>source of the sound I'd estimate was on or near the gravel road I was
>sleeping on. I was sleeping on a pad in the back of my pickup shell. I
>checked the area when I woke up in the morning for tracks, saw none, but
>the area on the road was coarse gravel, bark and duff covered the area
>beside the road. All my senses were immediately alerted for the next 2
>hours with the adrenalin rush.
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>I've heard fishers have a number of alarm calls, I've never heard them, it
>has been suggested it was a fisher. I'd like to hear what others might
>think.
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>Chet Ogan
>Research Technician-Wildlife
>Redwood Sciences Laboratory USFS
>1700 Bayview Drive
>Arcata, CA 95521
>Work: 707-825-2952
>Home: 707-442-9353
>Cell:
>707-496-9001
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Clarkdale, Central Arizona, USA
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