2013 and beyond

It's pretty simple: the most birds seen or heard from one's yard during 2013 will be the "winner". Want in? O.k....then do it despite that.

2013 promises to be a lot less mean but still a carbon-free birding competition, even if slightly less exciting than a MEGA x EPIC hybrid.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

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Well, after being gone all day Saturday for some Detroit River IBA action, and again most of the day today, I returned to fairly empty skies above my house in the evening hours. Then, during a resurgence of activity at dusk I rose to the rooftop to see what I could get. Thankfully, I at least salvaged this "lost" weekend with 1 new yearbird. Here is the sonogram of its wingbeat (the doubled notes at ~5,000Hz), with my voice interrupting the sonogram with 3 words in the middle. Anyone think they can identify the species by this alone?
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8 comments:

  1. Ben WarnerMarch 21, 2010 at 10:00 PM

    I dunno, AMWO?

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  2. Caleb PutnamMarch 21, 2010 at 10:55 PM

    Good guess, Warndog, but no. AMWO is still a long-awaited lifer in my yard- I just don't have suitable habitat anywhere. Hopefully I'll get it on the mic live feed one of these nights, though...

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  3. Swamp KatMarch 22, 2010 at 3:55 PM

    It "looks" like Common Goldeneye.

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  4. Caleb PutnamMarch 22, 2010 at 9:24 PM

    OK, the answer is... Wood Duck. To me, it sounds (to the ear) just like MALL, so it will be interesting to see what MALL looks like once I can get a known recording of its wing whir.

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  5. Swamp KatMarch 23, 2010 at 9:20 AM

    Can we have a listen?

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  6. The Owl RanchMarch 23, 2010 at 10:15 PM

    I'm still not sure I find this to be an acceptable yard tick.
    How do we know it wasn't a hyrid?

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  7. The Owl RanchMarch 23, 2010 at 10:16 PM

    ......hybrid

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  8. Caleb PutnamMarch 24, 2010 at 12:31 PM

    Kat- here you go:

    http://www.ziddu.com/download/9140679/wodu.mp3.html

    Also, I was on the roof sitting next to the mic when the recording was made, looking the male-female pair of WODU flying over (ie. visually verified).

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