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William V. Ward Media from this contributor

Date

10:20 PM

Location

Motunau Is. 40 Mi. N Of Christchurch
New Zealand
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Map Coordinates: -43.1333333, 173.1666667
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Media notes

NOTES: STEEP SLOPES & CLIFFS ABOVE BEACH. GUTTURAL GROWLS AND SQUAWKS RECORDED WITH MICROPHONE INSIDE BURROW (WITHOUT PARABOLA). AT BEGINNING GENERAL SOUNDS RECORDED WITH PARABOLA (MUCH WIND). 108 FT HIGH ISLAND. 9900 BURROWS ESTIMATED IN 1958; 14000 IN 1962. POPULATION EST. 27500 IN 1961-1963. (SEE: NZ DEPT. SCI. & INDUST. RES.; BULLETIN 178: 'MOTUNAU IS., CANTERBURY, NEW ZEALAND, AN ECOLOGICAL SURVEY' WELLINGTON 1967. ; Elevation: 5 m.

Technical information

Recorder
MAGNEMITE 610E
Microphone
Accessories
Parabola 101.6cm/25.4cm (40in/10in)

Archival information

Digitized
1 Mar 2006 - Martha Fischer