Contributor
Date
Location
- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Courtship, display, or copulation
- Sounds
- Song
- Playback
- Playback used
Media notes
NOTES: Neotropical Institute Cut # 11. Bulk reel: 368a) 1300 hours. Natural song. Bird #2. Quality: 2. Level: +3. 203 tape. 3.75 ips.(The "chek" calls are of the "yellow blackbird"--probably Xanthopsar flavus. Thre are some finer "tsip" calls, identity unknown. Perhaps Myiospiza humeralis or Sicalis luteola.)b) Same bird ~ 10' after playback. Quality: 2. Level: +3. 3.75 ips.Bird's reaction to playback was to give a flight song. Quality: 1-2. Level: +3. 7.5 ips.c) 1:50 PM. SAme bird about one hour later; no further playback, therefore ~ natural song. Quality: 1. Level: +3. 7.5 ips.Now after playback. Quality: 2. Level: +3. 3.75 ips.Still different phrasing; voice notes on tape in 3.75" section. Quality: 3 to 1. Level: +3. 7.5 ips.Same bird a little later with a different song phrasing. Quality: 1 & "2." Level: +3. 7.5 ips. Note re: flight song Cut 11): Vocal part was as in b) with a few other twitters, flying continuously upward on ~30¡ angle; then when vocal part finished the bird dropped straight down. Response to playback: Different song. Other Behaviors: Perform Visual Display.
Technical information
- Recorder
- NAGRA UNSPECIFIED IV
- Microphone
- Sennheiser MKH 405
- Accessories
- Parabola 61cm (24in)
Archival information
- Cataloged
- 6 Nov 2003 - Annette Nadeau
- Digitized
- 10 Aug 2009 - David McCartt