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ML45632

Virginia Rail Rallus limicola

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Contributor

Randolph Little Media from this contributor Profile
Gregory Budney Media from this contributor

Date

8 Jun 1989 10:50 PM

Location

Sierraville; Sierra Valley; Marble Hot Springs Road
Plumas, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 39.7555003, -120.3528425
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Courtship, display, or copulation
Sounds
Call
Playback
Playback used

Media notes

NOTES: (Background Sounds: playback of this rail, our foot sounds on sandy berm of road, Nagra start-stop control noises; Species Sound: frequent; Breeding Status: territorial?, breeding?; Response to Playback: normal song after about 40 seconds quiet; General Climate: arid; Cover Density: thick; Weather: "sickle" moon) Greg played back this bird's call on his Nagra while I recorded the entire sequence. You can hear the clicking of the transport control when Greg starts and stops the playback, and can hear that the rail ceases calling when it hears the playback, and then gradually resumes after a considerable pause. BNA: The "tick-it" call is heard throughout the recording. CZ 17/02/2004. [There are 50 sets of "tick-it" calls, which are presumably given as a male advertising call (following BNA); however, some "series" represent only a single "tick." Quality unchanged (1 - but with the "bird" in the background apparently coming from a tape recorder) - CAM - 8 April 2005]. Response to playback: Orient. Response to playback: Normal song. Other Behaviors: Advertise, Social Context: Mixed. Habitat: Wetland, Freshwater, Deciduous Forest, Pasture.

Additional species

  • Domestic Dog Canis familiaris
  • Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata

Technical information

Recorder
NAGRA IV-D
Microphone
Sennheiser MKH 404
Accessories
Parabola 91.4cm/30.5cm (36in/12in)

Archival information

Cataloged
13 Nov 2000 - Nancy Schrempf
Digitized
17 Feb 2004 - Claudia Zan
Edited
23 Oct 1989 - Thomas Paolangeli

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