Critter ID/Hearing Test and more...

["Curt Olson" flipov411]

Ladies and Gents,

I had the opportunity to make a couple overnight recordings last
weekend in extreme northern Minnesota. Here's something I've never
heard before, but surely someone here has. I suspect it's a tiny
mammal. Most interesting to me is that the call is up in the 10Khz-
plus range, which challenges one of my aging ears. Anyone know what
this might be?

http://www.trackseventeen.com/soundblog/x101010_0235-unknown.mp3

And then, just for kicks... here are a couple other short clips from
those nighttime recordings...

1) A small flock of American Woodcock (is "flock" the right word for
it?) moving through the area (recorded approximately 6:30 AM on
October 9th)

http://www.trackseventeen.com/soundblog/x101009_0630-woodcock_flock.mp3

2) A Barred Owl calling very close to my gear (recorded approximately
2:45 AM on October 10th):

http://www.trackseventeen.com/soundblog/x101010_0245-barred_owl.mp3

Curt Olson