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ML249483011

Swainson's Thrush (Olive-backed) Catharus ustulatus [swainsoni Group]

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Contributor

Arch McCallum Media from this contributor Profile

Date

14 Jul 2009 eBird checklist S71502837

Location

NC:Yan:Black Mountains
Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 35.7331868, -82.2903633
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Sounds
Song
Playback
Playback not used

Media notes

21 seconds excised from continuous recording and replaced with 1 sec silence.

Observation details

Singing. One recorded. In densely vegetated ravines in spruce zone. First faint note of each song is soft burry note. Per Pieplow 2019 (western guide) this is diagnostic of Olive-backed.

Additional species

  • Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis

Technical information

Recorder
Sony TCD5 Pro II
Microphone
Sennheiser ME62/K6
Accessories
Telinga 22 in parabola
Original file size
14.43 MB

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