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ML59816

Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi

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Contributor

William W. H. Gunn Media from this contributor

Date

23 May 1981

Location

Portal, The Cottage
Arizona, United States
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Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Sounds
Call; Song
Playback
Not specified

Media notes

NOTES: Soft calls at dusk - before regular evening calling. Then some QQ calling then back to short calls. Also: insects, radio bg., poor-will. Other Behaviors: Dusk Song.

Additional species

  • Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

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Cataloged
27 Oct 1999 - Carol Bloomgarden
Digitized
28 Jul 2000 - Lauren A. Serafin

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