Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus vociferus
Recording AV#14543.
USA: Washington; Island Co., Oak Harbor, Penn Cove (48.222, -122.729)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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AVoCet catalog # | AV14543 |
Audio duration (s) | 37.2 |
ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well calling |
Other identified bird species | Passerculus sandvicensis, Numenius phaeopus, Pipilo maculatus |
Other noise | waves |
Sound types present | calls could be song |
Grade of best portion | good noisy |
Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
Age | adults Determined by: plumage |
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Behavior | crouched in short grass and gravel, allowing close approach, then running off without broken-wing display, and no eggs or nest found |
Group size | 2 |
Environment
Recording date | April 30, 2012 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 8:15h |
Location | USA: Washington; Island Co., Oak Harbor, Penn Cove (48.222, -122.729) Coordinates determined by: Google Earth |
Elevation (m) | 13 Determined by: Google Earth |
Weather | cool, overcast, breezy |
Habitat | gravel and short grass beach |
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 |

Audio recording file "AV14543" 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/14543.