Hi David,
How annoying, that is really too bad. I was wondering if something was up w=
ith the recording, because the GHOW calls sounded buzzy like they were clip=
ping. Looking at a spectrogram I noticed highly stacked harmonics on all th=
e owl calls, which seemed really unnatural. It is at least a relief to know=
now that nothing is wrong with your equipment.
John Hartog
--- In "Kawika" <> wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
> When it came to light with Martyn's help that I had recorded the voices o=
f not two, but three!! species of owl, a quiet skeptical voice whispered "t=
oo good to be true". Others of you may have heard a similar voice. I start=
ed looking at the facts--
> 1. All three voices came from the same direction, left of center
> 2. The calls were evenly spaced, about 30 seconds apart
> 3. A mixed-species flock of owls would likely be a major news event in or=
nithological circles
> 4. I listened again carefully to this file--the Great Horned Owl voice se=
quence is strangely truncated
> 5. While this meadow is more than a mile from the nearest road, it was po=
ssible there had been others present at this meadow before I returned to re=
trieve my well-concealed gear at 0630
> 6. So, if a birder had been there using playback to see what owls might b=
e there, what recordings might have been used? There are two birding apps =
available for ipods--Sibley's and the one called IBirdPro. I checked Sibley=
's, no match. IBird Pro, E Voila!! The recordings on this app match perfec=
tly the voices I recorded.
>
> Well, the Mkh 20's and the SD702 did a great job of capturing what was th=
ere to hear. But the real Spotted Owl recording I got remains the most val=
uable for this trip.
>
> I have enjoyed the humor of this--
>
> Aloha,
> David
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> David Kuhn
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>
>
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> Cell 808 651 8247
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> --- In "Kawika" <dkuhn012001@> wrote:
> >
> > Of course!! You are right Martyn, Northern Pygmy--I was so amazed to ge=
t two species, was sure of the first as W Screech, the second as a Great H=
orned pair, and thought the third must be a W Screech variant call--surely =
not three species calling from nearly the same direction.
> >
> > Thanks so much for listening--I was even luckier than I knew!
> > Aloha,
> > David
> >
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > David Kuhn
> > www.SoundsHawaiian.com
> > email:david@
> > 808 335 0398
> > cell 808 651 8247
> > Mail to: PO Box 1018
> > Waimea, Kauai, HI 96796
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> >
> > --- In Martyn Stewart <mstew@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I am fairly convinced that the last owl call is that of the Northern =
Pygmy Owl. I know the first calls are definitely western screech and great =
horned owl but i'm sure the other is the NPOW
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > > On Sep 20, 2010, at 8:53 PM, David Kuhn wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Recordingists,
> > > > I too recorded some owls this past summer. I was in California for =
a couple
> > > > weeks for a backpack trip and to record (by invitation and with
> > > > permission)Spotted Owl (Endangered Species) with owl researchers in=
the Central
> > > > Sierra. After many stops while driving around the mid-elevation for=
est, hooting
> > > > at each stop, we luckily stopped within a few meters of an unseen p=
air--the
> > > > high-pitched call is a female in response to the male. Telinga ster=
eo into
> > > > SD702---
> > > >
> > > > http://soundshawaiian.com/mp3/SPOW.mp3
> > > >
> > > > A few days later in Yosemite I set up to record overnight in a mead=
ow at 7500
> > > > feet elevation, then returned the next morning to pick up gear. I d=
idn't know I
> > > > got these owls until I had time to audit the unattended recording w=
hen I got
> > > > home to Hawaii--what luck! Western Screech and Great Horned Owls, 0=
600 hours.
> > > > The echo is off big Douglas fir and Lodgepole trees around the mead=
ow. SD702
> > > > with MKH20's in a mod SASS--
> > > >
> > > > http://soundshawaiian.com/mp3/Owls%20Yos.mp3
> > > >
> > > > Aloha,
> > > > David
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > David Kuhn
> > > > www.soundshawaiian.com
> > > > david@
> > > > dkuhn012001@
> > > > 808 335 0398
> > > > Cell 808 651 8247
> > > > Mail to: PO Box 1018
> > > > Waimea, Kaua'i HI 96796
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