[CT Birds] birding by radio?

[Clay Taylor]

Either that or they took the cue from the PGA broadcasts and played bird 
song recordings as "background" effects.  One of the TV networks took a huge 
hit recently by playing Eastern bird sounds at a West Coast golf tournament. 
;-)

Clay Taylor
Moodus, CT
ctaylor at att.net

----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 8:45 PM
Subject: [CT Birds] birding by radio?


> Folks,
>
> I was working in West Haven today in a company truck.  When I went to 
> leave
> that location and head to the next, I started the truck and turned on NPR.
> The President's news conference was on.  I could hear song sparrows 
> singing
> and thought it was odd that they were singing in West Haven's pouring 
> rain.
> When I started driving, I realized that the bird's songs were coming 
> through
> the radio.  I wondered how this could be so...is there an open window in 
> the
> press room?   Are the walls paper thin?  Was there an open mic outside?
> After the new conference was over, they gave the answer...the news
> conference was held outside in the Rose Garden.
>
> Sounds like 1600 Penn. Ave has a lot of good song sparrow habitat.
>
> Thanks,
> JT
>
>
> John Triana
> Prospect
>
>
>
> John Triana
> jtriana1 at sbcglobal.net
> "Just take your shoes off and get soulful, ya know?" - Otis Redding
>
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