American Woodcock, Scolopax minor
Recording AV#12876.
USA: Michigan; Chippewa Co., Whitefish Point Bird Observatory (46.7525, -84.971)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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AVoCet catalog # | AV12876 |
Audio duration (s) | 3.8 |
ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well, photographed (photo above) |
Sound types present | song vocal |
Grade of best portion | good |
Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
Behavior | from ground; bird had been parked all day in brush just behind bird feeder, then gave a couple of calls (including this one) then took off and displayed |
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Group size | 1 |
Same individual as in other cuts in same spatiotemporal group? | possibly; several around |
Environment
Recording date | April 09, 2011 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 20:31h |
Location | USA: Michigan; Chippewa Co., Whitefish Point Bird Observatory (46.7525, -84.971) Coordinates determined by: Google Earth |
Elevation (m) | 185 Determined by: Google Earth |
Position of sun | just before dusk |
Habitat | fields at forest edge |
Additional Information
Recordist name | Pamela C. Rasmussen |
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Copyright/permissions | copyright by recordist, freely available for non-commercial use with attribution |
Recording Equipment | Nagra Ares BB+, Sennheiser ME-67/K6 |
Editing Information | Photograph by _ Utych |

Audio recording file "AV12876" 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/12876.