song & a little twitter

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

excerpted from another recording, and edited/amplified for educational purposes; rapid tick series, often used in interaction

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

Tascam DR-05 ATR 6550 mic Audacity

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

Bell's Sparrow pair reported between mile markers 7.1 and 7.2 on Blue Ridge Road in Mix Canyon. The habitat was chamise and manzanita chaparral mixed with oak woodland. Male sparrow immediately perched high and visible in shrub when playback was called and began singing. Female hid in shrub nearby. All bird species were singing in the early morning chorus (Wrentits, Spotted Towhees and California Thrashers most prominent). Weather was sunny, clear with a light breeze.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

Pair of Bell's Sparrow, one singing, the other one non-vocal. This pair was visiting Saltbush (Atriplex sp.) and Sagebrush (Artimesia sp.), inspecting the bush, and then moving on.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

Recorded in field on walk to Soda Lake. Bird on bush 3 to 4 feet from ground, about 20 feet away. (Recorded with Marantz PMD 661, Sennheiser ME62, 24 inch Roché parabola). Western Meadowlark sputters at 0:12.00 and 0:21.5 , and chup at 0:17.80 .

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

Same bird as XC408539

bird-seen:yes

the second tick series was given in flight

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

two cuts combined (pretty obvious where);

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no