kHz
Contributor
Myles E. W. North Media from this contributor
Date
6:00 PM
Location
WHISPERS FARM; NW SUBURB OF NAIROBI
Kenya
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Playback
- Not specified
Media notes
NOTES: A PAIR OF BIRDS WAS SEEN 100 YDS AWAY IN THE BUSH ON THE EDGE OF THE MARSH. INITIALLY ON THE CUT COMES AN ANNOTATION MYLES MADE WHEN HE SAW A COUCAL ON 8 JAN. MYLES NEXT RECORDS A SEQUENCE OF THIS COUCAL. ANNOTATIONS ARE FULL AND INTERESTING 1 MALE(S); 1 FEMALE(S). THE BIRDS CALL MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN IT IS A SUNNY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. AFTER MYLES' 2ND ANNOTATION GIVING THE DATE (12JAN65) THERE IS A CALL WHICH MUST HAVE BEEN THE CALL NOTE OF ONE OF THE BIRDS FOLLOWED BY THE BIRDS JOINING UP AND CALLING TOGETHE.
Additional species
Technical information
- Recorder
- UHER 4000S
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Parabola 43.2cm (17in)
Archival information
- Digitized
- 26 Jul 2011 - David McCartt