McCown's Longspur, Calcarius mccownii

Recording AV#14741. USA: Montana; Valley Co., near Rt. 2, on road to Bitter Creek Wildlife Viewing Area (48.41, -106.71)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen

Recording Characterization

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Sonogram of recording #AV 14741
AVoCet catalog #AV14741
Audio duration (s)27.1
ID confidence and determination100%
seen well
Other identified bird speciesSturnella neglecta
Sound types presentsong
flight display
Grade of best portiongood
Playback usedno

Individual Characterization

Sexmale
Determined by: plumage
Ageadult
Determined by: plumage
Behaviorrepeatedly doing parachuting song flights with wings upheld and pointed
Group size1
Same individual as in other cuts in same spatiotemporal group?yes

Environment

Recording dateMay 13, 2012
Time recorded (24h)8:12h
LocationUSA: Montana; Valley Co., near Rt. 2, on road to Bitter Creek Wildlife Viewing Area (48.41, -106.71)
Coordinates determined by: estimate from Google Earth
Elevation (m)800
Determined by: estimate from Google Earth
Habitatshort-grass prairie

Additional Information

Recordist namePamela C. Rasmussen
Copyright/permissionscopyright by recordist, freely available for non-commercial use with attribution
Recording EquipmentNagra Ares BB+, Sennheiser ME-67/K6