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Contributor
William V. Ward Media from this contributor
Date
9:25 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: CATERWAULING; DEEP GROWLS; DEEPER AND COARSER THAN WEDGE-TAILED SHEARWATERS IN KERMADEC AND HAWAIIAN IS. SEVERAL ADULTS RECORDED WHILE IN OR NEAR BURROWS. NEST BURROWS ARE IN SOIL BETWEEN ROCKS ON THIS ROCKY PROMONTORY ABOVE THE SEA. EXPERIMENTED WITH BARE MICROPHONE NEAR THE BIRDS (WITHOUT PARABOLA) TO REDUCE THE SURF NOISE. THE MUFFLED SOUND OF SOME BIRDS APPARENTLY COMES FROM THOSE UNDERGROUND. Elevation: 16 m.
Technical information
- Recorder
- MAGNEMITE 610E
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Parabola 101.6cm/25.4cm (40in/10in)
Archival information
- Digitized
- 13 Oct 2011 - David McCartt