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ML638912364

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia

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Contributor

Wil Hershberger Media from this contributor Profile

Date

14 Jul 2025 eBird checklist S259891459

Location

Rock Creek Rd, Twin Falls US-ID 42.20069, -114.28218
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 42.20069, -114.282177
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Behaviors
Courtship, display, or copulation
Sounds
Song
Playback
Playback not used

Media notes

Behavior and other notes: Adult male Song Sparrow singing from the top dead branches of a willow in a pond. The splashing sounds are two young moose roping around in the pond. Recorder HPF on at 80 Hz, -12 dB/octave.Channels: Mono. Distance to source: 12 meters. Recording Time: 0920 (UTC -5). Temperature 25.0°C. Habitat: Pine, fir, juniper, and aspen forest. Open fields with scattered sagebrush.. Specific location: Pullout next to Rock Creek where the creek forms a pond near the road., Cassia Co., Idaho, United States. Latitude: 42.20474, Longitude: -114.28179, Elevation: 1,707 meters. ID’d by: Sight and sound 100%. Playback: No . Recordist original file name: WH_25T0548_Song Sparrow song and Moose splashing_Cassia Co ID_ML.WAV

Technical information

Recorder
Sound Device 702
Microphone
Senn. MKH8020
Accessories
Roche Parabola 74cm/17.7cm (29.1in/7in)
Original file size
51.52 MB

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