Hi Stan,
Rob Danielson posted a very similar mystery over on the other side.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Naturerecording/message/693
Here is a copy of Rob's message:
"Hi-
Here's a new nocturnal encounter (for me) that is so distinctive I'm
hoping someone might recognize it.
http://tinyurl.com/mxgatu QuickTime movie (3.4 mb)
http://tinyurl.com/nguztn .mp3 (5 mb)
There are four segments:
~0 - 22 secs The critter in the distance to the right.
~22 - 42 secs The critter to the right with a field-mouse sized
mammal near the mic for a sense of scale.
~ 42 - 2:11 Another critter? perhaps using the 3/4" X 3.5" X 16"
wooden board on the bottom of the mic rig as a sounding board.
~2:11 - 2:26. The same critter with another in the distance to the right.
My best guess is an insect, beating wings/legs perhaps? I do not
think I've heard this caller before recording it last night. Thanks
for your help; I'd love to know what it is. Rob D.
--"
John Hartog
--- In "stancourtney" <>
wrote:
>
> I recorded this unusual sounds a couple of nights ago in an oak-hickory
> forest here in Central Illinois. The recorder was left running unattended for
> 2 nights.
>
> I am thinking some type of locust or insect, probably too late for frogs.
>
> http://www.stancourtney.com/sounds/2009.09.19.mp3
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stan Courtney
>
> Central Illinois
>
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