Roger et al,
I went with Dave Stewart on one of his first 'call collecting trips"
across Qld, NSW, SA and to edge of Nullabor back in 1980 or so. I can
assure you it's a mammoth task and incredible dedication to get all
the calls on file and that was just the first of many, many trips for
him and others like him. Then you need to improve on the calls, get
them without wind, flies, thunder, rain, cicadas, etc!
Just look at the expense you'd incur in trying to see all the birds,
never mind recording them and I'd bet there are many birds on all
lists that you have sen and not heard them call!
Money well spent I think on the finished CD's. Please note, I'm
certainly not saying there is no more or less expense in producing a
field guide, just a whole different perspective is needed.
Best wishes
Alan
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On 13/01/2007, at 10:44 AM, Roger Giller wrote:
Hi All,
The current thread on portable players for bird calls got me thinking
about sourcing the calls. There are several sources but most are by
no means comprehensive, e.g. the ABC collection. It appears the best
would be the BOCA set but it seems very expensive.
My question is why does it cost $200 for a set of bird calls on CD
when we can buy field guide to the same birds, complete with
illustrations and notes, for far less. I picked up the latest Simpson
and Day for $29:95 last week.
Regards
Roger Giller
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