Thanks Klas. Interesting, though the Bullfinch was not the particular instance I had in mind. My recollection is that the learned song was transmitted through...
Syd Curtis
sydc@...
Sep 1, 2003 7:12 am
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... Do they pass on the plug-in-power to the microphone? It would make sense for the XLR version to not do so, and the 3.5 mm version to have PIP. -Dan Dugan...
... As I've noted in the past, using this system carries the risk it won't be supported in the future. It's fine to use it, but be sure and have all the data...
The other is to just hit "print screen" when you get the size and colour you need, make sure you move the mouse out of the way, then open up the included Paint...
... Alas the plug-in-power is not passed on to the mic, the preamp soaks up most of the current available. It is possible that enough current could be passed...
In Turkey I've heard Isabelline Wheatears imitating the musical 'Harpo Marx' whistles of shepherds and the sound of sheep bells. It's not surprising given that...
There are not many examples of wild birds in nature mimicking human music. Our archive has an example of a wild Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) that ...
Ranft, Richard
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Sep 1, 2003 10:51 am
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... can provide some answers. First I must declare an interest, we manafacture and market these preamps in the UK. (they are also available in the US from...
... won't ... have ... it ... CD, ... hope ... Only old ... don't ... drag ... very ... then. ... too ... Riff makes a lot more sense than a paper card index...
I see that Adobe now wants $299 for CoolEdit2000. Can someone tell me if there was ever a CD or was it strictly download? If so, if someone has a registration...
Adobe want $299 for Adobe Audition, it's a different program, similar but with a few more bells and whistles. I'm sure someone would help you with an...
In my urban neighborhood, the Northern Mockingbird songs include segments easily identified as car alarm sounds, cell phone rings, and the beep-beep-beep that...
Just wondering what affect West Nile decease is having with the rest of the group, I have been recording a group of crows for nearly two years now that visit...
Syd, I know that Paul McCartney had this fixation with a blackbird in his garden on the Mull of Kyntyre in Scotland, he would wait until dusk for the bird to...
... Hi Martyn-- We had behaviors like you describe in Milwaukee last summer. I saw a sick Jay literally fall off of a porch onto the walk.There were dead ...
I've never written an email to a raven before, let alone a Lady Raven, but I'll try. When I was a wee kid, they used to call me Moose, so I guess there's some...
Wild Sanctuary
chirp@...
Sep 1, 2003 7:19 pm
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I'll give a report when I get back, John. Thanks for the interest. BK ... -- Wild Sanctuary, Inc. P. O. Box 536 Glen Ellen, CA 95442 707-996-6677 tel ...
Wild Sanctuary
chirp@...
Sep 1, 2003 7:20 pm
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Thanks for the kind words and encouragement, Walt. I'm grateful. Bernie ... -- Wild Sanctuary, Inc. P. O. Box 536 Glen Ellen, CA 95442 707-996-6677 tel ...
Wild Sanctuary
chirp@...
Sep 1, 2003 7:22 pm
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... Wow! Let us know when it's available. -Dan Dugan...
Well, Syd, we got a mocking bird in the neighborhood that sings (among other songs and calls) the the first 8-note riff of Beethoven's 5th interchanged with...
Wild Sanctuary
chirp@...
Sep 1, 2003 7:35 pm
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There's also a new group, begun by Dr. Patricia Gray, called BioMusic http://www.biomusic.org/ It covers all these issues and is actively persuing studies and...
Wild Sanctuary
chirp@...
Sep 1, 2003 7:45 pm
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... Around here they have reinstituted running around in trucks randomly spraying whole towns. This, when it was done with ddt, resulted in massive bird kills....
In my area, MN. West Nile is very area specific. It hits neighborhoods one at a time. From first symptoms seen to death in crows appears to be about 3 days....
... It's also being used here as a reason for draining wetlands. I've not seen any crows in trouble, and we have lots around. I have noticed many less...
... Then you probably don't have the virus in your area yet. West nile was documented here in milwaukeelast summer and in many spots through Wisconsin. Its...
50% Pete, that's huge! Its also worrying that hunting crows also has no limit, only city crows here are protected because of the city limits otherwise its bang...
Seems strange Walt that crows are ok but songbirds are not! I would have thought pesticides would affect all? All this government needs is an excuse to drain...
This is the kind of thing I wish authorities in the areas would give us all a clue as to what we are loosing, I had not heard of Raptors, Owls dying off...
