Clay-coloured Sparrow, Spizella pallida
Recording AV#13848.
USA: Waterloo Recreation Area (42.3618, -84.2028)
recorded by Cody Porter
Recording Characterization
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Graphic Sound Analysis (click to zoom) |
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AVoCet catalog # | AV13848 |
Audio duration (s) | 81.2 |
ID confidence and determination | 100% Seen singing well |
Other identified bird species | Field Sparrow, American Robin, Indigo Bunting, Blue Jay, American Crow, American Goldfinch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-winged Blackbird |
Other noise | insects, traffic, airplane |
Sound types present | Song |
Grade of best portion | Good |
Playback used | No |
Individual Characterization
Behavior | Multiple individuals present and singing from perches atop young conifer trees in Christmas tree plantation. |
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Group size | Around six individuals present. |
Environment
Recording date | August 06, 2011 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 09:15 |
Location | USA: Waterloo Recreation Area (42.3618, -84.2028) Coordinates determined by: estimate from Google Earth |
Elevation (m) | 284 Determined by: estimate from Google Earth |
Weather | Very humid and sunny. Temperature around 80°C and low winds. |
Habitat | A well-spaced Christmas tree plantation with knee-high grasses between trees. |
Additional Information
Recordist name | Cody Porter |
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Copyright/permissions | copyright by recordist, freely available for non-commercial use with attribution |
Recording Equipment | Marantz PMD 661, Sennheiser ME-66 |

Audio recording file "AV13848" by
Cody Porter
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/13848.