ML209961111
Contributor
valerie heemstra Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Glen Island Park
Westchester, New York, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Female - 1; Adult Male - 1
- Behaviors
- Courtship, display, or copulation
- Sounds
- Call
- Playback
- Playback not used
Media notes
This is the audio of courtship calls of the pair of gulls in the photograph. Initially one bird was on the bank of the bay and the second one flew to it, and they raised their voices in greeting. A moment later they flew a short distance and then did a little dance, first walking together in one direction and then in the other, stopping to curtsey and raise their bills. Then one of the birds picked up a little stick and seemed to present it for the other's consideration. I didn't see the other actually take the stick though.
Technical information
- Recorder
- Sound Devices MIXPRE-3
- Microphone
- Sennheiser Omni K6
- Accessories
- 22 inch parabola
- Original file size
- 39.58 MB