No really, the birds are just like techno: repetitive and inhuman. And, depending on the species, incessant. To the uninitiated, they all sound alike. They're not so strong on rhythm, but maybe that's an avant-garde pretention.
Cornell doesn't actually post their whole collection, but it shows up on a lot of other sites. Most of the species accounts from Patuxent Wildlife Research Center include song files.
Great stuff, I love it. Are the song files pretty accurate, I mean, is there much variation in the way they sing, does it change when they move through different regions during migration? And have there been studies done which would suggest what might happen if I played a recorded loop of the chattering and singing of several different kinds of birds out a window near some trees? Might it attract birds, repel them, or just make the neighbors remark, "what is that crazy sumbitch up to now?"
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Cornell doesn't actually post their whole collection, but it shows up on a lot of other sites. Most of the species accounts from Patuxent Wildlife Research Center include song files.
- alex 5-17-2000 4:14 am
Great stuff, I love it. Are the song files pretty accurate, I mean, is there much variation in the way they sing, does it change when they move through different regions during migration? And have there been studies done which would suggest what might happen if I played a recorded loop of the chattering and singing of several different kinds of birds out a window near some trees? Might it attract birds, repel them, or just make the neighbors remark, "what is that crazy sumbitch up to now?"
- jimlouis 5-17-2000 5:22 am [8 comments]