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Index of Subjects --00000000000077b9f70584753403 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" To my ear, these are bill snaps. We have three more-or-less common owls, and I've heard hundreds of N Saw-whet bill clapping....and I don't think your recording is of this species...it just sounds too strong. So...Barred or Great Horned. The hooting is faint, but I'm leaning towards Barred. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 14:47, NancyDowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: > Early this morning in the dark I heard snaps or claps coming from tree > level in a wooded area while walking along a dirt road (E Dalhousie, Kings > Co). The sound stopped and then resumed at infrequent intervals while my > dog and I stood there for around 5min. Also heard very short low hoots now > and again. It is my understanding most owls do a bill snap and some a wing > clap. I need to return to get better recordings but here are the poor ones > I have so far. Any ideas as to species? > > Short example of bill snap or wing clap: > https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/145454371?__hstc=60209138.654ce176d843afbf64b3825199d7a408.1396643674838.1552601784607.1552666656827.724&__hssc=60209138.7.1552666656827&__hsfp=2766033334 > > Horrible recording of two faint low hoots at 1.5s and 3s: > https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/145455531?__hstc=60209138.654ce176d843afbf64b3825199d7a408.1396643674838.1552601784607.1552666656827.724&__hssc=60209138.7.1552666656827&__hsfp=2766033334 > > Nancy D > E Dalhousie, Kings > --00000000000077b9f70584753403 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">To my ear, these are bill snaps. We have three more-or-les= s common owls, and I've heard hundreds of N Saw-whet bill clapping....a= nd I don't think your recording is of this species...it just sounds too= strong. So...Barred or Great Horned. The hooting is faint, but I'm lea= ning towards Barred.<div><br></div><div>Randy<br clear=3D"all"><div><div di= r=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">____= _____________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antig= onish County, NS.</div></div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"= ><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 14:47, NancyD= owd <nancypdowd@gmail.com>= ; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px= 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Early t= his morning in the dark I heard snaps or claps coming from tree level in a = wooded area while walking along a dirt road (E Dalhousie, Kings Co). The so= und stopped and then resumed at infrequent intervals while my dog and I sto= od there for around 5min. Also heard very short low hoots now and again. It= is my understanding most owls do a bill snap and some a wing clap. I need = to return to get better recordings but here are the poor ones I have so far= . Any ideas as to species? <br> <br> Short example of bill snap or wing clap: <a href=3D"https://macaulaylibrary= .org/asset/145454371?__hstc=3D60209138.654ce176d843afbf64b3825199d7a408.139= 6643674838.1552601784607.1552666656827.724&__hssc=3D60209138.7.15526666= 56827&__hsfp=3D2766033334" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https:/= /macaulaylibrary.org/asset/145454371?__hstc=3D60209138.654ce176d843afbf64b3= 825199d7a408.1396643674838.1552601784607.1552666656827.724&__hssc=3D602= 09138.7.1552666656827&__hsfp=3D2766033334</a><br> <br> Horrible recording of two faint low hoots at 1.5s and 3s: <a href=3D"https:= //macaulaylibrary.org/asset/145455531?__hstc=3D60209138.654ce176d843afbf64b= 3825199d7a408.1396643674838.1552601784607.1552666656827.724&__hssc=3D60= 209138.7.1552666656827&__hsfp=3D2766033334" rel=3D"noreferrer" target= =3D"_blank">https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/145455531?__hstc=3D60209138.6= 54ce176d843afbf64b3825199d7a408.1396643674838.1552601784607.1552666656827.7= 24&__hssc=3D60209138.7.1552666656827&__hsfp=3D2766033334</a><br> <br> Nancy D<br> E Dalhousie, Kings<br> </blockquote></div> --00000000000077b9f70584753403--
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