Dickcissel, Spiza americana
Recording AV#13851.
USA: Waterloo Recreation Area (42.3618, -84.2028)
recorded by Cody Porter
Recording Characterization
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AVoCet catalog # | AV13851 |
Audio duration (s) | 45.1 |
ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well; originally identified by song |
Other identified bird species | Song Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Eastern Meadowlark, Indigo Bunting, American Goldfinch, White-breasted Nuthatch |
Other noise | insects, wind |
Sound types present | Song |
Grade of best portion | good good |
Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
Sex | Male Determined by: Plumage |
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Age | Adult Determined by: Plumage |
Behavior | Male singing from top of knee-high grass. |
Group size | Several individuals nearby, though mostly out of auditory range. |
Environment
Recording date | August 06, 2011 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 10:30 |
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. Dickcissels tended towards areas with fewer 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-67 |

Audio recording file "AV13851" 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/13851.