RE: [nfc-l] Etna, NY: Possible Nightjar?

2012-07-06 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp 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

Re: [nfc-l] Etna, NY: Possible Nightjar?

2012-07-06 Thread Bill Evans
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

[nfc-l] Etna, NY: Possible Nightjar?

2012-07-06 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
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