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ML608421374

Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii

Report

Contributor

Anonymous Media from this contributor

Date

2 Sep 2023 eBird checklist S148840409

Location

Personal Location-- Sacramento
Sacramento, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 38.5700341, -121.4305421
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Sounds
Call; Song
Playback
Playback not used

Media notes

Agitated series call includes barks, short wails and territorial trills, before owl flew off. Unsure what owl was responding to. Vocalization given just before start of civil twilight, during very light sparse rain.

Observation details

started calling an agitated series at 06:05am- at first just a few barks with silence between, then increasing in agitation and including short wails and territorial trills towards the end. unsure what owl was responding to.

Technical information

Recorder
Sound Devices MixPre-3
Microphone
Sennheiser ME67
Accessories
High pass filter at 200 Hz, 20dB/decade, to reduce road and plane noise.
Original file size
9.79 MB

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