Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda

Recording AV#14749. 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 14749
AVoCet catalog #AV14749
Audio duration (s)239.6
ID confidence and determination100%
seen well singing
Other identified bird speciesSturnella neglecta
Sound types presentsong
Grade of best portionexcellent
Playback usedno

Individual Characterization

Ageadult
Determined by: plumage
Behaviormoves from one fencepost to another; each growl accompanied by scrunching neck down low, then goes into whistle where it spreads wings and raises tail and then keeps wings held stiffly out while lowering tail, then moves to another perch and repeats
Group size1

Environment

Recording dateMay 13, 2012
Time recorded (24h)9:29h
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