Hi Kevin,
Yes I agree this Jay had a distinct Mimid quality to it's singing. I was
expecting a Thrasher when the Steller's came out and I followed it at very
close range as it foraged and sang. Maybe 20 ft away in the open.
John
On Apr 28, 2012, at 12:59 PM, Kevin Colver wrote:
> BTW, the "Stellar's Jay" recording sounds quite a bit like a Gray
> Catbird. Are you sure the Jay was making the sounds you heard? Just
> a thought.
> Thanks,
> Kevin Colver
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> On Apr 27, 2012, at 3:29 PM, John Brenneman wrote:
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>> Hi fellow recordists. I camped and recorded last thursday and Friday
>> in Pinnacles Natl. Monument in California.Here are 2 recordings made
>> with mics in the same location at 8:30 PM and 6:30 AM the next
>> morning in the Pinnacles campground beneath large Valley Oaks with a
>> bog nearby.
>> http://soundcloud.com/johnny-b-11/evening-in-pinnacles
>> http://soundcloud.com/johnny-b-11/dawn-in-pinnacles-campground-4
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>> Unfortunately during the morning recording I lost the Right channel
>> and only determined later that a rabbit had chewed most of the way
>> through my mic cable. Mogami must be tasty. Has anyone out there
>> experienced this problem? I hope it won't be a common occurrence.
>>
>> While hiking with my parabolic mic I chanced upon a Steller's Jay
>> that was making vocalizations I've not heard before. It was foraging
>> on a large sycamore down in narrow little Bear Creek gulch and
>> sounding a bit thrasher-like. It went on and on and I recorded
>> several 30+ second cuts . Here is a short take before logistics put
>> too much stream and wind noise into the recordings.
>> http://soundcloud.com/johnny-b-11/stellers-jay-pinnacles-4-20-12
>>
>> Hope all works well as I'm still learning about sharing recordings.
>>
>> best regards,
>>
>> John Brenneman
>>
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