My wife, who really knows this stuff, says Northern Flicker. I always
get confused between Flicker and Pileated, but if she says Flicker,
that's what I'd go with.
We have a pair of Pileated nesting just down the road from here
(southern NY), and have some great photographs of the young peering out
of their hole.
Ray
On 6/11/2010 15:11, Mitch Hill wrote:
>
> Howdy all,
>
> Well, now that I have my gear set up and operating and I've had a
> chance to
> make some files while learning to make bird sound recordings. And this
> morning I find myself at the point of using the gear for the purpose that
> was my intent. Mainly recording bird sounds for identification purposes.
>
> As of this morning I have recorded a bird sound I can not identify.
> You can
> hear it here:
> http://www.4shared.com/audio/3r0ebY2B/LS110037a.html
>
> This recording was made in my back yard in South Eastern New England, the
> bird was hidden in the woods behind my place and not visible.
>
> Now, what is the usual procedure one can use to identify this sound
> without
> a clue of what this bird looks like?
>
> So, now I have a decent recording and I'm open to suggestions as to
> how to
> go about identifying what I've heard. Regrettably I do not have any
> sanctuaries near me as taking the recording to them would be the obvious
> method.
>
> What would you do?
> --
>
> Thanks,
> Mitch & Shadow...
>
>
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