Thanks for sharing your video, Steve!

This would appear to be distraction display by the snipe, indicating that
you were probably quite near its nest.

Cheers,

Susan Fogleman
Campton  NH

-----Original Message-----
From: Vermont Birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steve
Mermelstein
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 1:44 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Snipe sounds

On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Barbara Miles <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The BBC has an article about snipe sounds and a video of the tail feather
> that makes the sound:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10088290.stm?ls

On Sunday I had a unique experience with a Wilson's Snipe in
Waterbury. It kept running up to within inches of me and calling. I
was able to make a video it. Watch it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7orKmkE59Bo (It's most impressive about
1 minute in.)

I was also able to make quite a few, really sharp and close-up,
eye-level photographs of him but haven't had time to down convert them
for web publication yet. Hope to find time to do that later this week.

All the best,
Steve Mermelstein

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