Michael Price wrote -

>First, the importance of recording: what would be the working radius for
>bird-song of a small fifty-buck microcassette tape recorder, given no or
>little wind and no traffic noise?

Depends entirely on the sound force emitted by the target bird. At 50
yards, Ovenbirds would be no problem... but kinglets and bushtits would be
a no go.

>Second, even more necessary become the most detailed field descriptions
>possible of these birds.

Aye.

- Jack Bowling
Prince George, BC
jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca

... survived the time change for another year.