kHz
Contributor
William V. Ward Media from this contributor
E. K. S. Rowe Media from this contributor
Date
10:20 PM
Location
Motunau Is. 40 Mi. N Of Christchurch
New Zealand
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Playback
- Not specified
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