In exactly two days, Monday 18 April 2016, the headquarters ofTerritorial area of hunting L'Aquila will host an important meeting to precisely establish some dates on the calendar. These are the days in which you can go out for the spring census to the song of the rock partridge species. The notice of the Abruzzo ATC is addressed, specifically, to all those people who took part in the monitoring course that was held in the Abruzzo capital. How exactly does this census work?
The other name by which it is known is that of "Playback technique", since it is based on the vocal responses of males to the emission of a previously recorded song. The ideal period for the census is precisely the one included between mid-March and early June, when the pairs of rock partridges are busy defending their territory.
The starting dates may be different depending on the snow conditions, the altitude, without forgetting the exposure of the slopes. Counting usually starts early in the morning, also because after 10 a reduction in singing activity was ascertained. At each issue point the registration is issued four calls, interspersed with a listening phase. The persons in charge must move with discretion, in silence and trying to remain hidden.