ML145292641
Contributor
Petra Clayton Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Centennial Park/Trail--Paso Robles
San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Sounds
- Song
- Playback
- Not specified
Media notes
SONGS Male White-breasted Nuthatches sing in late winter and spring, a rapid, nasal, fairly low-pitched wha-wha-wha that lasts 2-3 seconds. It’s made up of a half-dozen to a dozen nearly identical notes. Males sing these songs at two rates, with the faster version packing in twice as many notes in the same amount of time. The fast version is thought to be the main one used for mate attraction. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-breasted_Nuthatch/sounds
Observation details
Click on the image below for a Flickr video, which includes vocalization (see recording below):
Technical information
- Recorder
- Canon PowerShot SX 70 - soundtrack extracted from video clip
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Original file size
- 1.39 MB