kHz
Contributor
William V. Ward Media from this contributor
Newton McConochie Media from this contributor
Date
6:30 PM
Location
Westland; N Of Barrytown
New Zealand
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Playback
- Playback not used
Media notes
NOTES: Recorded by: William V. Ward, Newton McConochie, T. Hartley-Smith. ON HILLSIDE UNDER TREE ROOTS FOUND SEVERAL BURROWS - TWO OCCUPIED. BIRDS SILENT. DARKNESS FELL ABOUT 1830; A FEW BIRDS CAME CIRCLING IN. WIND AND A FEW RASPING CHATTERS OF BIRDS RECORDED. WIND STOPPED; BIRDS BECAME NOISIER AND RECORDINGS MADE (BIRDS AT OR NEAR BURROWS). RAPID CHITTERING AND SLOWER CAWING. NOT MUCH RESEMBLANCE TO SHEARWATER MOANINGS. SEE: RECORDS CANTERBURY MUSEUM (CHRISTCHURCH) VOL. 5 NO. 2 PP.111-113; 15NOV46. (FALLA'S DESCRIPTION OF DISCOVERY BY SCHOOL CHILDREN; WINTER; Other recordist(s): HARTLEY-SMITH; Elevation: 16 m.
Technical information
- Recorder
- MAGNEMITE 610E
- Microphone
- Altec 688A
- Accessories
- Parabola 101.6cm/25.4cm (40in/10in)
Archival information
- Digitized
- 3 Jan 2006 - Martha Fischer