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ML63772

Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima

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Contributor

Michael Dyer Media from this contributor

Date

19 Jun 1984

Location

Belcher Islands; Flaherty Island; Sanikiluaq; The Bluffs
Nunavut, Canada
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - 2
Sounds
Call
Playback
Not specified

Media notes

NOTES: A pair(?) Both birds gave rapid Kikikiki call. A rolling kreee kreee call given by only 1 bird (male?); head down, bill parallel to ground, neck and scapulars slightly raised. On ground. Clear but very windy. Also "tick" notes recorded by Michael Dyer CU calls at 2:06 2:10 2:43 3:37 4:01 (wind) 5:54 6:59 7:32 8:10 8:42 kree-kree-kree-kree 8:57 clicks CU 9:40 clicks, wind 10:23 crick 10:39 distant cree cree 10:53-10:59 v.loud cree-kree-kree 11:10 Lap Longspur 2 songs 12:25 CU kee-kee-kee-kee anxiety 13:07 ditto 13:35 anxiety 13:28 water snow bunting 13:55 + 14:09 call anxiety 16:06 " anxiety Also: Lapland Longspur songs footsteps on shale no recording after 17:04.

Technical information

Recorder
Microphone
Accessories

Archival information

Cataloged
22 Oct 1999 - Martha Fischer
Digitized
31 Oct 2000 - Lauren A. Serafin

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