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ML240421631

Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater

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Contributor

Jay McGowan Media from this contributor Profile

Date

10 May 2020 eBird checklist S68807172

Location

Bluegrass Lane Natural Area
Tompkins, New York, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 42.4632963, -76.4577198
Age and sex
Adult Female - 1; Adult Male - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Sounds
Call
Playback
Playback not used

Media notes

Calls and occasional songs from a male and female foraging on short mown grass on a golf course. Male gave soft "ip" calls and occasionally songs with bowing display, which the female either ignored or reacted with apparent displeasure, although did give rattling duet several times. Loud flight-type whistled calls also mostly given by the male.

Technical information

Recorder
Sound Devices MixPre-3 II
Microphone
Wildtronics Pro Mono Parabolic Microphone
Accessories
Wildtronics 22" Parabola
Original file size
196.86 MB

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