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ML603720121

Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus

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Contributor

Rob Fowler Media from this contributor Profile

Date

17 Jul 2023 eBird checklist S144861386

Location

Grouse Mtn. area
Humboldt, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 40.7577, -123.6729
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Sounds
Call
Playback
Not specified

Media notes

first vocalizations on recording are of chicks calling and later the female is calling with an alarm call.

Observation details

Female came barreling out at us after playing pygmy-owl call! Pretty spectacular!

Additional species

  • Purple Finch (Western) Haemorhous purpureus californicus
  • MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei
  • Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
  • Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus

Technical information

Recorder
Microphone
Accessories
Original file size
5.5 MB

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