NFX 0035 WORLD 1

01. Farmland, Lakeside in park, Parkland atmosphere 1'09"

Jungle Crow ( Corvus macrorhynchos ) MCU calls from crow, other distant birds, people, crickets and cicadas. USE: SE Asia. TIME: All year.

02. Pool, Lakeside with bushy margins, Marsh atmosphere 3'17"

Calls from Common Sandpiper, Grey Heron, Chinese Pond Heron, Black-collared Starlings, White Wagtail, Yellow-bellied Prinia, Dusky Warbler, distant dog, crickets and cicadas, ocassional ripples in water, some faint industrial noise. USE: S. China. TIME: September - April.

03. Marsh, Lakeside atmosphere 2'54"

Calls from Cormorant roost, Black-collared Starling, Red-whiskered and Light-vented Bulbuls, crickets and some ripples in water. USE: S. China. TIME: All year.

04. Farmland, Park atmosphere 1'23"

Black-collared Starling ( Sturnus nigricollis ) MD calls from starlings; people, insects and other birds in b/g. USE: Malaysia to S. China. TIME: All year.

05. Mangrove, Marsh atmosphere 2'05"

Insects, crickets, calls from Dusky Warbler, bulbuls and distant Night Heron. USE: S. China. TIME: Sept-April.

06. Marsh, Lakeside atmosphere 3'35"

Calls from Light-vented Bulbuls, Dusky Warbler, Chinese Pond Heron, Jungle Crows and Black-collared Starlings near end, insects and cicadas. USE & TIME: As track 5.

07. Marsh, Lakeside atmosphere 3'23"

Calls from Light-vented and Red-whiskered Bulbuls, Dusky Warbler, Chinese Pond Heron, Jungle Crows, Yellow- bellied Prinia and Cormorants, water ripples at times, crickets and cicadas. USE & TIME: As track 5.

08. White-breasted Nuthatch ( Sitta carolinensis ) 0'41"

MCU calls while foraging, wind in trees with leaf-rustle, Black-capped Chickadees and American Crows in distance. USE: S. Canada to CE, C & CW USA. As spots: to C & SW Mexico. TIME: All year.

09. Black-capped Chickadee ( Parus atricapillus ) 0'34"

MCU feeding and contact calls from several, wind in trees, American Crows and White-breasted Nuthatch in b/g. USE: S. Canada to NE, C & CW USA. TIME: All year.

10. Black-capped Chickadee ( Parus atricapillus ) 1'58"

CU-MCU calls and winter song from several, Golden-crowned Kinglets and Red-breasted Nuthatch in b/g, slight wind in trees. USE: As track 9. TIME: Winter, As spots: calls only, all year.

11. Spring Peeper ( Hyla crucifer ) 0'24"

CU winter calls, another in b/g, wind in trees. USE: SE Canada & E. USA. ( from S. Manitoba to E. Texas ). TIME: Warm days in winter.

12. Golden-crowned Kinglet ( Regulus satrapa ) 0'40"

MCU calls from a single bird, slight wind in trees. USE: in summer:Coniferous woodlands in SW & SE Canada, NE & W USA and Central America. In winter: throughout USA. TIME: All year.

13. Eastern Chipmunk ( Tamias striatus ) 0'18"

CU annoyance and alarm calls, Golden-crownded Kinglet in b/g. USE: Woodland and parks of SE Canada and NE. & NC. USA, ( not in SE ). TIME: Summer: SE Canada & NE USA. Winter: in rest of range. As spots: Throughout.

14. Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis ) 1'40"

CU calls and sounds of claws and footsteps on ice and frozen puddle, wing-beats and flight calls from several. USE: Northern boreal forests of Canada, Alaska south to N. California and the southern Rockies. TIME: Winter. As spots: All year.

15. Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis ) 2'34"

CU calls and sounds of footsteps on ice and frozen puddle, and wing-beats from two birds, slight wind in places. USE & TIME: As track 14.

16. Gray Jay ( Perisoreus canadensis ) 0'56"

CU calls, two 'cough' alarm calls, wing-beats and walking on ice from two birds. USE & TIME: As track 14.

17. Black-capped Chickadee ( Parus atricapillus ) 1'09"

CU contact calls and wing-beats, flight alarm and flight calls, White-breasted Nuthatch in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 9.

18. White-breasted Nuthatch ( Sitta carolinensis ) 0'38"

CU calls, another tapping on branch and calling while storing nuts in tree cracks. USE: S. Canada to C & SW Mexico. TIME: All year.

19. Lakeside atmosphere 2'19"

Bonaparte's Gull ( Larus philadelphia ) Waves lapping on shore, calls from Bonaparte's Gulls and distant Ring-billed Gull. USE & TIME: in summer: SC Canada. As spots: SE Canada to Alaska. In winter: Great Lakes and E & W coastal USA to S. Mexico.

20. Lakeside atmosphere 2'01"

Waves lapping shore, occasional calls from Bonaparte's Gulls. USE & TIME: in summer: SE Canada to Alaska. In winter: As track 19.

21. American Kestrel ( Falco sparverius ) 2'25"

CU alarm calls from a male, clean b/g. Captive bird about 1year old. USE & TIME: in summer: Open country and cities from Canada to S. South America and the N. Caribbean. In winter: Not in Canada or NC. USA.

22. American Kestrel ( Falco sparverius ) 2'10"

CU alarm calls from a male, feeding calls at end, clean b/g. Captive bird about 1 year old. USE & TIME: As track 21.

23. American Kestrel ( Falco sparverius ) 2'23"

CU alarm calls from a male, less urgent than above, clean b/g. Captive bird about 1 year old. USE & TIME: As 21.

24. Goshawk ( Accipiter gentilis ) 2'23"

CU alarm calls from a male, clean b/g. Captive bird about 6 months old, prior to being released. USE: Europe to Japan, SW Asia and W. China, Morocco, North America to NW Mexico. Time: All year.

25. Goshawk ( Accipiter gentilis ) 2'29"

CU alarm and extreme alarm calls from a male, clean b/g. Captive bird about 6 months old, prior to being released. USE & TIME: As track 24.

26. Great Horned Owl ( Bubo virginianus ) 3'13"

CU hisses, annoyance calls and hoots; hoots mainly from female, annoyance calls from male, CU wing-beats as birds fly from and to perches, distant Black-capped Chickadees. Captive birds. USE: As track 9. As spots: North America, except very far north, to S. South America, except NE. TIME: All year.

27. Great Horned Owl ( Bubo virginianus ) 2'07"

CU call from female at start, annoyance calls from male, soft hoots from both, CU wing-beats as birds fly from and to perches, distant Black-capped Chickadees. Captive birds. USE & TIME: As track 26.

28. Hairy Woodpecker ( Picoides villosus ) 0'57"

MCU tapping on trunk, wing-beats and calls. USE: S half of Canada to S. Central America. TIME: All year.

29. Barred Owl ( Strix varia ) 1'10"

MCU calls from a male, traffic in distance, typical calls. USE: From NW. USA through S. Canada, throughout E. USA, N & C Mexico. TIME: All year.

30. Barred Owl ( Strix varia ) 2'58"

MCU calls from a male, traffic in distance, typical calls. USE & TIME: As track 29.

Recorded: Mai Po,Hong Kong,7-11-94. New York State,USA,4-11-87. Algonquin,Ontario,10-11-87. Lake Simcoe, Ontario, 11-11-87. Ballantrae, Ontario, 11-11-87.
Recorded by Nigel Tucker.
Recorded digitally in Left & Right Stereo.