ML30038551
Contributor
Date
Location
- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - X
- Sounds
- Call; Song
- Playback
- Not specified
Media notes
Recorded at 0801. Singing male with two additional calling birds- recorded while on the way out- found in general area of male #8 entered to list on the way in. I made many recordings today, although few usable due to light wind and traffic noise. Background species here include- Baltimore Oriole, European Starling, Downy Woodpecker, Nothern Mockingbird, Brown-headed Cowbird
Observation details
This final number felt excessively conservative. I would not be surprise if there were 16-17 singing males here. Originally counted as 19 (14 males, + 5 associating calling birds near three single males). However, two single males were noted relocating back and forth between e cottonwoods and sycamore- yet noted moving distances no more than ~300' (distance likely over-estimate- this distance between several large trees) both to north and south of a singing location. Also, two associated calling birds were subtracted from locations with multiple singing males- subtracting birds moving/ possible overcount + those calling birds leaves 12 males, 3 associated calling birds. Five males could be heard singing at one location, then 4 and 3 at others. All counted over an hours time during fairly quick linear walk south.
Technical information
- Recorder
- Sony PCM D50 -low cut filter only.
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Original file size
- 1.4 MB