Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima
Recording AV#16165.
USA: New Jersey; Ocean County, Barnegat Lighthouse State Park (39.7641, -74.1038)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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AVoCet catalog # | AV16165 |
Audio duration (s) | 2.0 |
ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well; no other bird species nearby |
Other noise | surf |
Sound types present | calls flight |
Grade of best portion | good very close |
Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
Age | adult Determined by: plumage |
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Behavior | had been foraging with flock of four on wet algae-covered rocks, then flew off without provocation |
Group size | 1 |
Same individual as in other cuts in same spatiotemporal group? | member of same flock |
Environment
Recording date | December 22, 2012 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 10:35h |
Location | USA: New Jersey; Ocean County, Barnegat Lighthouse State Park (39.7641, -74.1038) Coordinates determined by: Google Earth |
Elevation (m) | 1 Determined by: Google Earth |
Weather | foggy, cool, calm |
Habitat | rock jetty |
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 ME67-K6 |

Audio recording file "AV16165" 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/16165.