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ML42246

Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana

Report

Contributor

Geoffrey A. Keller Media from this contributor

Date

18 Jun 1988 10:55 AM

Location

Calpine; Carmen Valley
California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Sounds
Call
Playback
Playback not used

Media notes

NOTES: BNA: Calls. Breeding status: Territorial, Breeding Behavior context: ?alarm ?threat [This represents almost exclusively the "cut-cut-cut," Chatter Call described in BNA account, but there are two soft, "few" calls given when the bird apparently shifted position (0:465-0:475). Quality changed from 2 to 2, 2-1 (BEST parts are at 1:55-2:06 (except call at 1:59) and 0:04-0:13) - CAM - 10 February 2005]. Habitat: Forest, Evergreen Forest, Coniferous Forest, Pasture.

Additional species

  • Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
  • Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus

Technical information

Recorder
UHER 4200 REPORT IC
Microphone
Sennheiser MKH 106T
Accessories
Roche Parabola 74cm/17.7cm (29.1in/7in)

Archival information

Cataloged
1 Jun 1999 -
Digitized
3 Feb 2005 - Mike Andersen
Edited
7 Dec 1988 -

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