ML219702491
Contributor
Jay McGowan Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Salt Point Natural Area
Tompkins, New York, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Female - 30; Adult Male - 45
- Behaviors
- Courtship, display, or copulation
- Sounds
- Call; Song
- Playback
- Playback not used
Media notes
Calls and display calls from several groups of birds swimming along the shoreline north of the point. Frog-like quacks (as at 2, 6, 10 seconds) given by the female, flicking her head up as she gave them. Reedy, overslurred calls given by the males, throwing their necks forward and popping their heads skyward at the last second, often as they approached a female, and often while noisily splashing themselves through the water towards her and other males.
Observation details
*High. Several loose groups to north along shoreline, especially around point far to north. Many displaying. Recorded.
Additional species
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) Melospiza melodia melodia/atlantica
- Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
- White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
- Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
- Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis
- Common Loon Gavia immer
Technical information
- Recorder
- Sound Devices MixPre-3 II
- Microphone
- Wildtronics Pro Mono Parabolic Microphone
- Accessories
- Wildtronics 22" Parabola
- Original file size
- 206.25 MB