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Index of Subjects Virginia, The forest type isn't promising for Boreals, but never say never! Any chance of bringing a tape or digital recorder (including a video camera) with you and trying to record what you hear? You could post a clip of what you're hearing, then many of us could offer more informed opinions. Randy On 21/05/2011, V Redden <reddenville@nncweb.ca> wrote: > Hello Randy. > Thanks for the information. My forest is mature maple, poplar and mature > spruce with some undergrowth. However, there is a field on the other side of > the forest - we are like a mohawk haircut with fields on both sides of our > 600? foot wide strip. The call is quite crisp not as slurry as the calls I > listened to for the snipe. I am going to go over to the field this evening > when I hear the call unless it is pouring rain. This should help me pinpoint > the location better. I hope its an owl we had Northern Saw- whet in our > garage last year and I hear a Barred Owl every night. > Virginia > > A spark burns down the forest - Ovambo Namibia > > > > Randy Lauff wrote: >> >> Virginia, >> >> One important distinction is the location from which the call arises. I >> have radically different hearing ability in my two ears, so when it's >> important that I localize a call, I need to ask for help. The point here >> being that if the call you're hearing arises from the woods, that is >> likely then an owl; the snipe's winnowing always arises from the sky. >> However, if you're facing a hill, the source of the sound may not be clear >> if it's coming from within the trees or above them. Your comment about the >> call not moving is important, and suggests more owl than snipe. >> >> I find that the owl's call is a series of distinct notes whereas the >> snipe's winnowing is, to use a musical expression, slurred. >> >> Snipe are a lot more common than Boreal Owls; however, I think the owls >> are more widespread than we're currently aware. >> >> Note that Boreal Owls should only be calling from forests with a boreal >> flavour to them. According to the recently-bound and polished thesis by >> NatureNS subscriber Kathleen MacAulay, which I just happen to have on my >> desk in front of me :) ... birch-fir mixtures are the type of forest in >> which all BOOW nests have been found in NS. So, if your woods are entirely >> deciduous for example, the likelihood of the bird being a BOOW is lower. >> >> Randy >> _________________________________ >> RF Lauff >> Way in the boonies of >> Antigonish County, NS. >> >> >> On 20 May 2011 22:26, V Redden <reddenville@nncweb.ca> wrote: >>> >>> In the evening I hear a call that could be a Boreal Owl or Common (or is >>> it Wilson's) Snipe. The call doesn't move further or closer. I have >>> heard it all this week from the same area. What should I listen for to >>> tell the difference between the Owl or the Snipe? I have listened to the >>> recordings on the Dendroica and Cornell All about Birds websites. My >>> favourite guess is the Boreal Owl. >>> >>> Virginia Redden >>> Port Howe Cumb Co >>> >>> -- >>> A spark burns down the forest - Ovambo Namibia >>> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 10.0.1375 / Virus Database: 1509/3651 - Release Date: 05/21/11 -- _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS.
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