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ML306064

Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus

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Contributor

Wil Hershberger Media from this contributor Profile

Date

12 Mar 2020 7:42 AM

Location

Wood Song
Berkeley, West Virginia, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 39.574956, -78.054468
Age and sex
Adult Female - 1
Sounds
Call
Playback
Playback not used

Media notes

Behavior and other notes: A female Red-bellied Woodpecker giving calls near the feeders apparently in response to a conspecific calling nearby. Recording Time: 0642 (UTC -5). Temperature 3.9C. Habitat: mixed deciduous woods. Distance to sound source: 14 meters. Specific location: Wood Song, Berkeley Co., WV. Latitude 39.575464, Longitude -78.056623. Elevation 156 meters. ID’d by sight and sound; ID confidence 100%. Equipment notes: Recorder HPF on at 80Hz, -12dB/octave. Recordists original file name: WH_20T0042_Female Red-bellied Woodpecker calls_Berkeley Co WV_ML.wav

Technical information

Recorder
Sound Devices 702
Microphone
Sennheiser MKH 8020
Accessories
Roche Parabola 74cm/17.7cm (29.1in/7in)

Archival information

Cataloged
14 Mar 2023 - Matthew D. Medler
Digitized
14 Mar 2023 - Matthew D. Medler
Edited
19 Jan 2023 - Wil Hershberger

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