kHz
Contributor
William V. Ward Media from this contributor
Date
2:50 PM
Location
North Island; Kapiti Island; Rangatira
New Zealand
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Flying
- Sounds
- Call
- Playback
- Playback not used
Media notes
NOTES: PAIR SEEMED QUITE POSSESSIVE ABOUT PASTURE IN FRONT OF CARETAKER'S COTTAGE, AND MAY HAVE HAD INTENTIONS OF NESTING THERE. BIRDS WERE FLUSHED BY RECORDISTS WALKING THROUGH PASTURE, AND FLEW IN CIRCLES OVERHEAD, WITH BOTH OF THE PAIR CALLING. MA 1 MALE(S); 1 FEMALE(S)LE HAS A DEEP HONK; FEMALE HAS A SHRILL CALL REMINDFUL OF SOME GULLS. 500HZ HIGH PASS FILTER. Other Behaviors: Emit Alarm.
Technical information
- Recorder
- MAGNEMITE 610E
- Microphone
- Altec 688A
- Accessories
- Parabola 101.6cm/25.4cm (40in/10in)
Archival information
- Digitized
- 7 May 2002 - Martha Fischer