The long awaited scientific paper on sasquatch DNA was published today, 13 Feb 2013.

I am very excited that the blood sample that I obtained from Chatham, Illinois in September of 2011 was one of only three DNA samples nationwide in which a complete genome sequence was obtained. The blood sample came from a downspout that had been bitten into and ripped from a house in a subdivision.

The first link is to the main scientific article can be  found at:

DeNovo Scientific Journal (there is a fee involved).

http://www.advancedsciencefoundation.org/

This second link is to the project headquarters and contains detailed information as well as details on groups and individuals involved in this endeavor.

The Sasquatch Genome Project

http://sasquatchgenomeproject.org/

Once in awhile something very odd happens when I am recording.  This past Thursday, the 29th of November, 2012 my wife and I were awakened at 12:30 a.m. I heard my dog whining on the back deck. I first thought she had been attacked by one of the dogs that travels occasionally past our home.

[The now dry cove behind our home]

I immediately jumped up and raced for the door not knowing what the problem was. By the time I got outside my dog, Belle, had moved to the side yard and was barking towards something down by the cove, behind our house. Belle stopped and came back into the house and we all went to bed.

When I got up in the morning I listened to my nightly recordings and immediately found this dog barking. At first I was convinced that it was just a stray and I isolated the clip and put in my files for dog barks. I was going to keep it for future reference of dog sounds.

Later I started thinking about the strangeness of that night.

The barking went on for a full five minutes before Belle went outside. Belle normally spends the night going in and out and checking every couple of hours. I am just wondering if the lower tones on these barks did not awaken her as quickly as the  normal higher barks. When Belle went out onto the back deck she did not bark, she instead whined, which is odd. This whining is what woke my wife and I.

I am not saying dogmatically that this is not a stray dog barking, but because of the strangeness behind the recording it will require more sound analysis.

Recorded the 29th of November, 2012.

Click here to listen to sound clip:  Illinois Barker

Waveform view and spectral view of the Illinois Barker

Barred Owls (Strix varia) have a very wide-spread distribution throughout the Eastern United States, Eastern Canada and many areas in the West.

I have always held the belief that serious bigfoot researchers should become acquainted with not only the animals in their research areas but also birds and especially owls. Barred Owls make many vocalizations. Other than the familiar “who cooks for you” they also do screams, cackles and monkey like sounds. From the following recording you also notice how active and vocal they can be in the daylight hours.

While on expedition I have been surprised how many researchers are not acquainted with the sounds that Barred Owls most commonly use. Screams are one such vocalization that people confuse with other animals.

The typical Barred Owl scream can be heard in the following sound clips:

File # 120 – 2012.11.13
File # 47 – 2010.04.15
File # 26 – 2009.05.22
File # 24 – 2009.05.07

Single or double calls can be heard in the following sound clips:

File # 46 – 2010.03.16
File # 38 – 2009.05.29
File # 37 – 2009.05.29
File # 25 – 2009.05.10
File # 18 – 2009.04.30
File # 14 – 2009.04.27
File # 13 – 2009.04.23
File # 11 – 2009.04.22
File # 09 – 2009.04.18
File # 07 – 2009.04.11

Below is a listing of Barred Owls that I have recorded here in Central Illinois.

File # 129 – 2013.10.16
File # 128 – 2013.09.22
File # 127 – 2013.08.17
File # 126 – 2013.07.03
File # 125 – 2013.06.26
File # 124 – 2012.12.15
File # 123 – 2012.12.06
File # 122 – 2012.11.24
File # 121 – 2012.11.16
File # 120 – 2012.11.13
File # 119 – 2012.10.07
File # 118 – 2012.08.22
File # 117 – 2012.07.20
File # 116 – 2012.07.20
File # 115 – 2012.07.20
File # 114 – 2012.07.13
File # 113 – 2012.07.13
File # 112 – 2012.05.15
File # 111 – 2012.05.09
File # 110 – 2012.05.09
File # 109 – 2012.03.18
File # 108 – 2012.03.06
File # 107 – 2012.02.29
File # 106 – 2012.02.26
File # 105 – 2012.02.26
File # 104 – 2012.02.24
File # 103 – 2012.02.24
File # 102 – 2012.02.21
File # 101 – 2012.02.19
File # 100 – 2012.02.1
File # 99 – 2012.02.16
File # 98 – 2012.02.12
File # 97 – 2012.02.09
File # 96 – 2012.02.09
File # 95 – 2012.02.08
File # 94 – 2012.02.05
File # 93 – 2012.01.29
File # 92 – 2012.01.22
File # 91 – 2012.01.20
File # 90 – 2012.01.18
File # 89 – 2012.01.14
File # 88 – 2012.01.13
File # 87 – 2012.01.08
File # 86 – 2011.12.25
File # 85 – 2011.12.24
File # 84 – 2011.12.15
File # 83 – 2011.12.01
File # 82 – 2011.11.21
File # 81 – 2011.11.05
File # 80 – 2011.10.27
File # 79 – 2011.10.26
File # 78 – 2011.10.23
File # 77 – 2011.10.17
File # 76 – 2011.10.04
File # 75 – 2011.09.08
File # 74 – 2011.09.01
File # 73 – 2011.08.31
File # 72 – 2011.07.28
File # 71 – 2011.07.28
File # 70 – 2011.06.15
File # 69 – 2011.04.01
File # 68 – 2011.03.30
File # 67 – 2011.03.27
File # 66 – 2011.03.27
File # 65 – 2011.03.16
File # 64 – 2011.03.16
File # 63 – 2010.11.19
File # 62 – 2010.10.28
File # 61 – 2010.10.22
File # 60 – 2010.10.22
File # 59 – 2010.10.22
File # 58 – 2010.10.20
File # 57 – 2010.10.20
File # 56 – 2010.10.15
File # 55 – 2010.10.15
File # 54 – 2010.10.13
File # 53 – 2010.10.13
File # 52 – 2010.10.13
File # 51 – 2010.10.09
File # 50 – 2010.10.09
File # 49 – 2010.10.09
File # 48 – 2010.09.12
File # 47 – 2010.04.15
File # 46 – 2010.03.16
File # 45 – 2009.06.05
File # 44 – 2009.06.05
File # 43 – 2009.06.05
File # 42 – 2009.06.05
File # 41 – 2009.05.30
File # 40 – 2009.05.29
File # 39 – 2009.05.29
File # 38 – 2009.05.29
File # 37 – 2009.05.29
File # 36 – 2009.05.29
File # 35 – 2009.05.28
File # 34 – 2009.05.28
File # 33 – 2009.05.27
File # 32 – 2009.05.25
File # 31 – 2009.05.25
File # 30 – 2009.05.24
File # 29 – 2009.05.24
File # 28 – 2009.05.24
File # 27 – 2009.05.24
File # 26 – 2009.05.22
File # 25 – 2009.05.10
File # 24 – 2009.05.07
File # 23 – 2009.05.04
File # 22 – 2009.05.04
File # 21 – 2009.05.04
File # 20 – 2009.05.03
File # 19 – 2009.05.03
File # 18 – 2009.04.30
File # 17 – 2009.04.30
File # 16 – 2009.04.30
File # 15 – 2009.04.30
File # 14 – 2009.04.27
File # 13 – 2009.04.23
File # 12 – 2009.04.23
File # 11 – 2009.04.22
File # 10 – 2009.04.18
File # 09 – 2009.04.18
File # 08 – 2009.04.18
File # 07 – 2009.04.11
File # 06 – 2009.04.09
File # 05 – 2009.04.09
File # 04 – 2008.05.18
File # 03 – 2007.03.22
File # 02 – 2007.03.20
File # 01 – 2007.01.04

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