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Re: Recorded last week in Pinnacles National Monument, California

Subject: Re: Recorded last week in Pinnacles National Monument, California
From: "Munir kureshi"
Date: Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:25 am ((PDT))
My daughter raised a baby Steller when my neighbor rescued him from her cat's 
mouth. When he grew up, he would make same sound when he was resting after a 
big meal. I was surprised to hear him make atypical Steller sound at the time.

Munir. 

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On Apr 28, 2012, at 9:02 PM, John Brenneman <> wrote:

> 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
> > 
> > On Apr 27, 2012, at 3:29 PM, John Brenneman wrote:
> > 
> >> 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
> >> 
> >> 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
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ------------------------------------
> > 
> > "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a 
> > sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
> > 
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > 
> > 
> > 
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