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Contributor
Paul A. Schwartz Media from this contributor
Date
11:30 PM
Location
Rio Grande; km 10; El Palmar
Venezuela
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Sounds
- Song
- Playback
- Playback used
Media notes
NOTES: Neotropical Institute Cut # 9. Bulk reel: 56. Cloudy, fair, moon. Prob. 139 tape. Bird was singing at some distance and was brought closer by playback of the field tape. Quality: 2. Level: +5. Now closer to the bird. Quality: 1-2. Level: +5; 1, +3. Then, after playback of its own song. Quality: 1. Level: +3. Then, with experiments for change of focus to determine parabola effect. Quality: 1. Level: +3. (~ 20¡ "off-focus" sounds the most "natural.") Note: App. the very last recordings sounded the most natural of all to me. Response to playback: Approach.
Technical information
- Recorder
- NAGRA III
- Microphone
- Electro-Voice 650
- Accessories
- Parabola 91.4cm (36in)
Archival information
- Cataloged
- 17 Oct 2002 - Annette Nadeau
- Digitized
- 24 Jun 2009 - David McCartt