Boidnoise

Recorded on the morning of February 8, 2009 at Limantour Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore.  Two Ravens flew into a pine and I recorded their croaky calls from a distance.  When I heard the clucking calls I moved closer and recorded almost directly under the tree.  One of the birds was quietly preening as the other was vocalizing.  There must be some bill snapping associated with making the clucking noises, as little clicking sounds can also be heard.  White-crowned sparrows can be heard in the background along with the surf over the dunes behind me.

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Today, November 10, 2008, I was trying to find and record white-headed woodpeckers along the CYA Road, above Nevada City, CA.  While I was recording a white-headed woodpecker tapping along the bark of a living incense cedar sapling, two common ravens flew by just over the edge towards the Yuba River Canyon.  Their wings can be heard on this 7 second snippet.  Again, listening with earphones results in more detail.

SD-722 Telinga dish, twin science microphone

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