ML522431531
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Media notes
Road noise prominent. Area is next to I5 freeway and Via de La Valle.
Observation details
Located in salt bush thickets on restricted dirt trail in front of Ranger Station. Heard chipping constantly at about 7:15, but unable to get eyes on it. We waited for it to come out, but moved on with the count after 10 min. Have 3 Merlin recordings which I have listened to many times by comparing to other recordings in the county and other parts of the country. Merlin sound ID is often inaccurate, (it ID’d a LASP, a CHSP, a DEJU, a LAGO, all of which I could not confirm), but with some familiarity with the Swamp Sparrow ID and song from birding in Rhode Island during Oct and Nov of the last 2 years, I am posting with confidence that if I’m wrong, I won’t be laughed at too much. The last reported sighting in this general area was 11/27/16. It was also reported at Cottonwood Creek 7 miles north of this area in October and November 2017. Recording tba by end of day.
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- Original file size
- 1.99 MB