| Subject: | Re: So really... |
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| From: | "Rob Danielson" danielson_audio |
| Date: | Thu Oct 21, 2010 5:52 am ((PDT)) |
At 12:27 AM +0000 10/21/10, Steve Pelikan wrote: > > >Can one tell the sex of a Barred Owl from a recording of it? > >We must have zillions of barred owl recordings among us. > >And even if it isn't a question about something as expensive as a >new microphone... it is a question about SEX! What could be more >interesting? > >I'd appreciate any info and opinions! > >Steve P > Hi Steve-- I've read that the male voice is slightly lower in pitch and more resonant and that the female voice can have a more of a "mouthy" vibrato at the end of the call. I'm not sure if its because the difference is fairly subtle or because one is often at much greater distance, but these distinctions usually don't jump out at me. I'll be more alert to it now that you have raised the question. Rob D. -- |
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