ML118140
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
Contributor
Date
Location
- Age and sex
- Adult Male - 1
- Playback
- Not specified
Media notes
NOTES: Notes from reel box or voice announcement: "Approxomately 30 seconds lapsed between the previous tape (WS#10; MLNS #118139) and this one. The animal is right up our tailpipe. Uher 4400 at 3.75 ips; R-130 xphone, 110 volt amp; generator on, filter off. 1510-1600 2/14/78; Northwest side of Silver Bank. song calls throughout the tape; at least 3 full songs (all correlated with surface blows)." Notes from recording log: "Several full songs throughout the tape. Surfaces correlated at least 3 times. Be careful midway through the tape: two stong callers are present, check sequences to ascertain whether last 1 1/2 songs are from the original animal." [MLNS notes: excellent signal, but loud generator noise. At around 38:14, a span of 34 seconds of interference was removed. Includes 440Hz reference tone - not well recorded. 07Jan04 CB] SEAOCEAN.
Technical information
- Recorder
- Microphone
- Sennheiser MKH 816P48
- Accessories
Archival information
- Cataloged
- 7 Jan 2004 -
- Digitized
- 6 Jan 2004 -