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ML170115331

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia

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Contributor

Wil Hershberger Media from this contributor Profile

Date

28 Jul 2019 eBird checklist S58510478

Location

Stauffer's Marsh Nature Preserve
Berkeley, West Virginia, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 39.4330375, -78.1344609
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - X
Sounds
Call
Playback
Playback not used

Media notes

Recording Time: 0608 (UTC -4). Temperature 17.8C. Habitat: Marsh with brushy fields. Distance to sound source: 3-4.5 meters. Behavior and other notes: Adult Song Sparrow giving chip notes and other calls as if aggravated that I was there. Perhaps there was a nest or young nearby. Specific location: Latitude 39.432329 Longitude -78.135110. Elevation 147 meters. ID’d by sight and sound; ID confidence 100%. Equipment notes: Recorder HPF on at 80Hz, -12dB/octave.

Technical information

Recorder
Sound Device 702
Microphone
Senn. MKH8020
Accessories
30” Roche Parabola
Original file size
117.89 MB

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