kHz
Contributor
William V. Ward Media from this contributor
Jean Ward Media from this contributor
Date
9:20 PM
Location
Ackers Point; Stewart Is.
New Zealand
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Sounds
- Call
- Playback
- Playback not used
Media notes
NOTES: BIRDS SAT OUTSIDE OR INSIDE THEIR BURROWS (IN 75' CLIFF WITH SHRUBS). SEVERAL ADULTS. VOICE APPEARS TO BE SOMEWHAT LOWER PITCHED THAN WEDGE-TAILED SHEARWATERS; OTHERWISE HAS SIMILAR GROWLS; CATERWAULS; SNARLS. SEVERAL BIRDS HIT MRS. WARD AND ONE HIT THE RECORDER AS THEY FLEW IN. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. THE BIRDS ARE INEPT IN THEIR LANDINGS OFTEN SMASHING INTO THE BUSHES AND THEN WADDLING TO THEIR BURROWS. Elevation: 22 m.
Technical information
- Recorder
- MAGNEMITE 610E
- Microphone
- Altec 688A
- Accessories
- Parabola 101.6cm/25.4cm (40in/10in)
Archival information
- Digitized
- 13 Oct 2011 - David McCartt