ML63638

Media notes

NOTES: Neotropical Institute Cut # 17. Brazil; Bulk reel: 195. 203 tape. a) 5:40 to 5:50 AM. Natural calls. Quality: 2. Level: +3. Natural calls. Quality: 2. Level: +3. 3.75 ips. Then after playback. Quality: 1 to 2. Level: 0. b) 6:15 AM. Some time later. Birds had left and were silent but then returned and seemed quite excited again, although there had been no further playback. Focused on several birds, then on one bird. (There seemed little doubt that they were aware of my presence.) Quality: 1. Level: +3. 7.5 ips. Then, again some time later: one bird. Quality: 1-2. Level: +3. 3.75 ips. Data from Belton: Recordist Reference Number: 751. Time Recorded: 540hr. Relative Time: 1hr after Dawn. How Identified: Sight and Sound. Confidence in Identification: 100%. Location: 6KM SE of Lagoa Vermelha. Latitude: 28¡15'S. Longitude: 51¡30'W. Elevation: 850m. Social Context: Flock. Type of Sound: Song? Call? Source of Sound: Tail. Environmental Zone: Subtropical. Habitat Class: Woods. Habitat Subclass: Coniferous, Deciduous, Evergreen. Strata in Habitat: High. Sound stimulation was (other): playback.