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From: Bill Evans [mailto:wrev...@clarityconnect.com]
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 3:06 PM
To: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes; NFC-L
Subject: Re: [nfc-l] Etna, NY: Possible Nightjar?
Sounds mammalish to me Chris – somewhat like a whistle pig (aka Woodchuck)
though
Sounds mammalish to me Chris – somewhat like a whistle pig (aka Woodchuck)
though their calls are typically a bit higher-pitched and I’ve never heard one
vocalize at night.
From: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 10:06 AM
To: NFC-L
Subject: [nfc-l] Etna, NY: Possible
I recorded an unusual loud note last night, 5 July 2012, at 10:54PM EDT. This
is a sound that I have not heard in any of my nightly recordings since starting
on 6 May. Whip-poor-will is extremely uncommon here and Chuck-will's-widow
would be extremely rare. Yet, the frequency range and the timbr