Sedge Wren, Cistothorus platensis stellaris

Recording AV#14627. USA: Minnesota; Olmsted Co., Oronoco, Oronoco Prairie Scientific and Natural Area (44.1403, -92.4903)
recorded by Jim Ivy

Recording Characterization

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AVoCet catalog #	AV14627
Audio duration (s)	79.3
ID confidence and determination	100% seen well singing
Other identified bird species	Spizella pusilla, Spizella pallida, Molothrus ater
Other noise	traffic
Sound types present	song
Grade of best portion	good
Playback used	yes, a couple of strophes of bird's own song

Individual Characterization

Behavior	bird had been singing spontaneously and responded to playback by coming into view near the top of two grass stems, to which it clung with legs splayed very wide while singing; seen well, plain face with indistinct supercilium
Group size	1 in foreground, others in background
Same individual as in other cuts in same spatiotemporal group?	yes, several others in same area

Environment

Recording date	May 11, 2012
Time recorded (24h)	6:47h
Location	USA: Minnesota; Olmsted Co., Oronoco, Oronoco Prairie Scientific and Natural Area (44.1403, -92.4903) Coordinates determined by: http://minnesotaseasons.com/Destinations/Oronoco_Prairie_SNA.html
Elevation (m)	300 Determined by: Google Earth
Weather	cool, breezy
Habitat	restored tall-grass prairie bordering deciduous wood remnants; shorter-grass area without Big Bluestem, but with some sumac and other shrubs

Additional Information

Recordist name	Jim Ivy
Copyright/permissions	copyright by recordist, freely available for non-commercial use with attribution
Recording Equipment	Nagra Ares BB+, Sennheiser ME-67/K6

Audio recording file "AV14627" by Jim Ivy is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Based on a work at avocet.zoology.msu.edu/recordings/14627.