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ML163901

California Condor Gymnogyps californianus

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Contributor

Vincent Gerwe Media from this contributor

Date

2 Apr 2003 1:22 PM

Location

Fillmore; Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge
Ventura, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 34.4612903, -118.8500977
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Sounds
Call; Mechanical sound
Playback
Not specified

Media notes

Recordist removed the MS pair of microphones from the zeppelin and placed them inside a constructed rock pile in close proximity to the carcass that released condors were feeding upon. The rocks were used to protect the microphones which the condors would have otherwise "explored." A long microphone cable was then run back to the recorder (and recordist) that was some distance away from the microphones in order not to disturb the condors as they fed. This tape started at 1:22 in the afternoon. First vocalization, heard on this recording, occurred at 1:24pm. Equipment Notes: MS Stereo, decoded in soundBlade.

Technical information

Recorder
HHB PORTADAT PDR 1000
Microphone
Sennheiser MKH 20; Sennheiser MKH 30
Accessories

Archival information

Cataloged
18 Aug 2010 - Martha Fischer
Digitized
18 Aug 2010 - Martha Fischer
Edited
18 Aug 2010 - Martha Fischer

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