Contributor
Wil Hershberger Media from this contributor Profile
Date
8:34 AM
Location
Adamstown; Oland Rd.
Frederick, Maryland, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Male - 1
- Behaviors
- Courtship, display, or copulation
- Sounds
- Call; Song
- Playback
- Playback not used
Media notes
NOTES: Unusual vocalization. Male singing from exposed perch in oat field. Song perch is a thistle plant sticking above the surrounding vegataion. Squeal call accompanied by wing lifting posture. [There appear to be nine songs from the closer bird, with others from a second individual in the background. Also given were six dry "chek" or "pwik" calls (0:08, 0:11, 0:15, 0:19, 0:24, and 0:35) and an odd "rattle" that is not described in BNA (0:22). Quality changed from 1 to 1-2 - CAM - 31 January 2005]. Other Behaviors: Mate, Advertise. Habitat: Rural, Field.
Technical information
- Recorder
- SONY TCD-D10 PRO II
- Microphone
- Sennheiser ME 62
- Accessories
- Roche Parabola 74cm/17.7cm (29.1in/7in)
Archival information
- Cataloged
- 10 Dec 1998 - Martha Fischer
- Digitized
- 28 Mar 2001 - Martha Fischer
- Edited
- 10 Dec 1998 - Martha Fischer