quiet calls from one of a feeding male/female pair at close range, at bird feeding station

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this male was responding to the birds I had been taping originally, running closer to them (and me); both calls (standard male song-call and a guttural hoot) apparently made by this male in the context of some interaction with or pursuit of the female and rival male; song of original female in background; vocalizations quiet in first half of recording, best after 1:52 for about 30 seconds

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the same five or six birds (three pairs?) spread around over 120 degrees, and I moved back and forth; a variety of female and male song-calls, often given in a paired fashion, but also separately; second half of recording generally louder, with loudest female songs after 5:42; I did see birds briefly a couple of times, but really have no idea what was going on; third recording of these birds, this the second portion; the amount of spring vocalizing by this species this year was unusual (at least over the last decade plus of drought); note soft contact notes after 4:17

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functionally, seems like song rather than call, and to be arranged as 'duet' or at least as a song and a response; second recording of these individuals, of which there were at least four, and a growing element of interaction between the pairs

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I had flushed a pair that landed somewhat apart, and I waited, and there were high, piping contact notes, I believe by the male, and eventually some different, louder calls after 1:56, I believe by the female, and eventually I saw the male running rapidly uphill and presumably they were re-united because they went quiet;

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This is the assembly call of a Montezuma Quail covey, as they moved downslope into a small canyon. There were several, 6-10 individuals. In this recording you can hear two individuals calling, one closer and the other responding immediately afterward. The interval of the songs is natural. The location is placed at the parking area/campground, rather than the precise location in the very general broad vicinity of Carr Peak, because this species is sometimes too enthusiastically chased by birders and also the hunting season opens soon.

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This was the male (no 2) that had run closer to the original singing bird, and was joined by a female; these are the interactions of the two at close range, including them crunching through vegetation; not sure what the mechanical ? noise at the start and after 0:27 is other than it was by the quail (wing flaps?); per BNA, no mechanical sounds known, but this sounds like purposeful mechanical noise Male No 1 heard in background

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Variant of the usual 'lobbing missile' or 'jet fighter' call, but with eight introductory notes before each whistle. Three individuals were heard at the same time from three different locations along two adjacent oak-grassland washes -- two doing the usual vrrrrrrrr call and one doing this longer version. This is a recording of one individual (with another one heard distantly at the very end of the audio). The interval between the two songs is natural. Audio had some noise reduction applied.

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Individual No 3 recorded here today

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female flushed after I had recorded contact calls by male separately; contact calls, probably by female, but could be by either/both

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the same five or six birds (three pairs?) spread around over 120 degrees, and I moved back and forth; a variety of female and male song-calls, often given in a paired fashion, but also separately; second half of recording generally louder, with loudest female songs after 6:49; I did see birds briefly a couple of times, but really have no idea what was going on; third recording of these birds, this the first portion

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calls and wing noise from a feeding male/female pair at close range, at bird feeding station

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I flushed a pair with six tiny chicks along the trail, missing all of this; up to 0:15 (when interval shortened) was the agitated female, after which it was the agitated male, both probably trying to stay in contact with the chicks, including the male flushing after 0:56; some rather odd calls after 0:44 (or is there wing noise in this, or ?); some good material but also some messy aspects; (and yes, at least most of them got back together);

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Alarm clucks from a male and descending whistles from a female (same as in XC196897) as they ran ahead of me on floor of oak-dominated slope with grassy understory.

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in pine forest

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interval shortened at 0:10; all in response to playback; same covey as recorded flushing earlier this morning (which was natural)

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I accidentally approached too close and the female ran a short distance away while giving these soft calls. She did not fly. At edge of oak woodland adjacent to more open grassland.

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