Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus
Recording AV#11350.
USA: Maryland; Sandy Point State Park, just outside the park on exit ramp (39.02, -76.41)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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AVoCet catalog # | AV11350 |
Audio duration (s) | 26.7 |
ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well |
Other noise | traffic |
Sound types present | wing noise |
Grade of best portion | good noisy |
Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
Behavior | birds flying up from deer carcass on my vehicle's approach. Some remained behind feeding, very close to the vehicle, others perched nearby. The carcass had been mostly consumed except for the head and neck. |
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Group size | c.30 |
Environment
Recording date | November 14, 2010 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 13:23h |
Location | USA: Maryland; Sandy Point State Park, just outside the park on exit ramp (39.02, -76.41) Coordinates determined by: Google Earth |
Elevation (m) | 4 Determined by: estimate from Google Earth |
Weather | clear, calm, pleasant |
Habitat | forest edge |
Additional Information
Recordist name | Pamela C. Rasmussen |
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Copyright/permissions | copyright by recordist; freely available with attribution |
Recording Equipment | Nagra Ares BB+, Sennheiser ME-66/K6 |

Audio recording file "AV11350" by
Pamela C. Rasmussen
is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Based on a work at avocet.integrativebiology.natsci.msu.edu/recordings/11350.