Nice "call" on the gopher frog, if the crayfish frog has a long pause
between calls then it could easily have made that recorded call.
That long pause is my main objection to the insect-origin theory.
Just going on gut feeling here, as the noise was totally new to me.
Guy M.
On Sep 21, 2009, at 7:13 PM, Gene Dorcas wrote:
> Could be a crayfish frog (Rana areolata) in Illinois. They are
> found in
> southern Illinois and have a "snore-like" call. Crayfish frogs
> sound like
> gopher frogs and can breed anytime if conditions are right (i.e.,
> after
> major rains usually).
>
> Here's link to a gopher frog with call
>
> http://www.herpsofnc.org/herps_of_NC/anurans/Rancap/Ran_cap.html
>
> From: stancourtney
> Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 1:54 PM
> To:
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Is this a locust or insect of some type?
>
> 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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