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ML157983501
Contributor
Russ Ruffing NFC Station Media from this contributor
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Cavey Lane Yard
Howard, Maryland, United States
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Observation details
NFC 1 | recorded at 5:14 a.m. I initially thought this was possibly a Virginia Rail, but wasn't sure. I sent it to Bill Evans who ID'd it as a Least Bittern. Knowing how rare LEBIs are observed in Howard County, I then went on to xeno-canto and listened to dozens of LEBI calls. The sonogram certainly matches those. Though most ground calls are of multiple (usually three) notes, I found a few calls on xeno-canto that were of birds uttering single notes like this one while in flight. There are 8 ground observations of this species in May in the county.
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