Re: [nfc-l] Nocturnal migration, Boulder County, Colorado, Aug. 23-25

2009-08-25 Thread Michael Lanzone
Hi all, I recorded one MAGW on the Mogollon Rim with Andrew Farnsworth 3 or 4 years back and then again recorded several in Oregon last year. Beleive me, not an easy bird to get good flight calls from! I will dig through the pile of calls and post some. It is MOWA like, but less rising and not as

[nfc-l] Cascade crest 8-24 AM obs and musings

2009-08-25 Thread Colby Neuman
Hi all, This past weekend I spent some time backpacking along the crest of the Cascade Mountains near Glacier Peak. My second night, I woke up to a deer (initially thought to be a bear) in camp at about 4:30 AM at Buck Creek Pass (~5700'). I was on edge enough afterwards that I decided to stay u

[nfc-l] 8-18 & 19 Eastern WA (late report)

2009-08-25 Thread Colby Neuman
Hi all, I spent a fair amount of time recording and listening on Wednesday (8-18) and Thursday (8-19) nights last week just west of Spokane, WA adjacent to the local national weather service office. To familiarize everyone with the location, it's located at ~2300 ft on a large plain that eventuall

Re: [nfc-l] NFC Detectors and Equipment?

2009-08-25 Thread e kent
Beautiful, Tim!  This helps a lot. All the Best, Eric From: Tim Krein To: nfc-l@cornell.edu Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 11:10:59 PM Subject: Re: [nfc-l] NFC Detectors and Equipment? Some comments below regarding use of Raven for review of detections/select

Re: [nfc-l] Nocturnal migration, Boulder County, Colorado, Aug. 23-25

2009-08-25 Thread Michael O'Brien
Ted, et al, Re MacGillivray's, I don't have any recordings but I have heard them give a husky "seet" much like that from Mourning Warbler. best wishes, Michael O'Brien - Original Message - From: "Ted Floyd" To: nfc-l@cornell.edu Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:18:04 PM GMT

[nfc-l] Nocturnal migration, Boulder County, Colorado, Aug. 23-25

2009-08-25 Thread Ted Floyd
Hello, all. 1. With light north-northeast winds and decent cloud cover, the pre-dawn night flight earlier today, Tuesday, Aug. 25th, over Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado, was the best thus far this season. (There's something special about the exact date of Aug. 25th here in Boulder County.) An