ML365653021
Contributor
Petra Clayton Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Morro Creek mouth
San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Sounds
- Call
- Playback
- Playback not used
Media notes
Clear, ringing tew tew tew, given in sequences of three or more (sometimes described as if the bird is saying its name: "yel-low-legs").
Observation details
Click on the image below for a Flickr video, which includes vocalization:
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Greater_Yellowlegs/sounds
Calls
The typical call of the Greater Yellowlegs is a clear, ringing tew tew tew, given in sequences of three or more (sometimes described as if the bird is saying its name: "yel-low-legs"). During the male’s elaborate courting display, he gives an insistent tuu-whee tuu-whee yodel that is rarely heard away from the breeding grounds.
Technical information
- Recorder
- Canon PowerShot SX70 - Sound track extracted from video clip
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Original file size
- 1.62 MB