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ML3390

Least Tern Sternula antillarum

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Contributor

Robert C. Stein Media from this contributor
Robert B. Angstadt Media from this contributor

Date

20 Apr 1961

Location

W End Of Dauphin Island; N. Beach
Mobile, Alabama, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Sounds
Call
Playback
Not specified

Media notes

NOTES: Weather: WIND; CALLS OF BIRD WHILE SITTING ON BEACH. NOISES WERE USUALLY MADE WHEN ANOTHER BIRD (IN FLIGHT) APPROACHED. SOMETIMES IT ALSO APPEARED AS IF THE BIRD WAS CALLING TO BIRDS IN NEARBY FLOCKS. LATE MORNING. Sex: 1 UNKNOWN. Habitat: Sand.

Additional species

  • Willet Tringa semipalmata
  • Black Skimmer Rynchops niger

Technical information

Recorder
NAGRA III-B
Microphone
AKG Unspecified
Accessories
Parabola 101.6cm (40in)

Archival information

Digitized
7 Nov 2000 - Martha Fischer

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