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ML639038092

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia

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Contributor

Wil Hershberger Media from this contributor Profile

Date

17 Jul 2025 eBird checklist S260581544

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 a willow growing in the pond. He was perched on the dead twigs of the willow. Some of his songs are really pretty. This is the same individual as in ML638958461. Recorder HPF on at 80 Hz, -12 dB/octave.Channels: Mono. Distance to source: 9 meters. Recording Time: 0746 (UTC -5). Temperature 9.4°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_25T0596-599_603_Song Sparrow song_Twin Falls 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
218.08 MB

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