ML611787815
Contributor
Date
Location
- Age and sex
- Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
- Behaviors
- Flying
- Sounds
- Call; Flight call
- Playback
- Playback used
Media notes
See e-bird checklist species notes for details. Given the speed with which the vocalizing individual moved past me, I assume it was in fight when it gave at least the second of these calls. Because the bird approached and vocalized to my imitation of NSWO, I've logged it below as "playback used."
Observation details
Late in the 7th minute at stop 4 (0.85), after my final bout of tooting, a NSWO gave a series of 5 rapid yelpls: YELP-yelp-YELP, YELP, YELP (in other words, a three-calls series with the second note less emphatic, then two separate yelps). At the 10-minute mark, hoping to draw it closer so that I could record it, I gave a 30-sec bout of NSWO toots, waited one minute, then gave another 30-sec bout. Late in the 13th minute, ~30 sec after that final bout, a NSWO gave two bursts of chatter, and one burst of chittering at close range, all within 20 seconds, and delivered as the bird moved past me and across the road from NE to SW. At least the second call was definitely given in flight as the bird crossed the road. ~30 sec after that, a NSWO (presumably but not definitely the same individual) gave 5 "tooting" yelps fairly close but to the SE. I stayed until the third 5-minute period was done, but did not hear anything else.
Technical information
- Recorder
- Smart phone recorder
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Original file size
- 146.86 KB