Clay-coloured Sparrow, Spizella pallida
Recording AV#14623.
USA: Minnesota; Olmsted Co., Oronoco, Oronoco Prairie Scientific and Natural Area (44.1403, -92.4903)
recorded by Jim Ivy
Recording Characterization
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AVoCet catalog # | AV14623 |
Audio duration (s) | 29.3 |
ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well singing |
Other identified bird species | Spizella pusilla |
Other noise | traffic |
Sound types present | song |
Grade of best portion | good |
Playback used | yes, a couple of strophes of bird's own song |
Individual Characterization
Behavior | bird had been singing spontaneously in restored prairie, then upon playback of a couple of strophes immediately came to a perch in view where seen very well; bird perched in a few different perches in same area singing, throwing head back and opening bill |
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Group size | 1 |
Same individual as in other cuts in same spatiotemporal group? | yes, recorded by Pam Rasmussen |
Environment
Recording date | May 11, 2012 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 6:31h |
Location | USA: Minnesota; Olmsted Co., Oronoco, Oronoco Prairie Scientific and Natural Area (44.1403, -92.4903) Coordinates determined by: http://minnesotaseasons.com/Destinations/Oronoco_Prairie_SNA.html |
Elevation (m) | 300 Determined by: Google Earth |
Weather | cool, breezy |
Habitat | restored tall-grass prairie bordering deciduous wood remnants |
Additional Information
Recordist name | Jim Ivy |
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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 | high-pass filtering |

Audio recording file "AV14623" by
Jim Ivy
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Based on a work at avocet.integrativebiology.natsci.msu.edu/recordings/14623.