![]() ![]() Then the higher pitched voice begins again and continues to the end of the recording. The lower pitched voice begins at that point and continues until 2:25. On this recording, one juvenile is calling with the adult from the beginning until about 40 seconds. Adult call duration about 1.4 seconds juvenile call about half that. The two juveniles called at different pitches, but adult call was constant. Juvenile standing on nest of sticks had yellow legs and mostly white fuzzy head. Adult was light morph with reddish horizontal breast markings and broad white band on tail when it flew. Some marsh areas clear of most trees, with shrubs and Yellow Warblers and White-throated Sparrows. Boardwalk suggested this area frequently wetter than it was today. Forest was mixed conifer/deciduous, and quite dense. There were two juveniles present, one standing on the nest and another that was flying about over the forest canopy. Adult bird was perched sometimes, flying at other times while calling. This is the most interesting of the four recordings, because I think it has both juveniles' voices on it as well as the adult's. It is possible the other adult was hunting for food for the juveniles. ![]() The adult's persistent calling suggests teaching the offspring how to make the correct sound. was 51 degrees early today, probably in the 60s during this recording. This is the last of four recordings today of the Broad-winged Hawks. On this recording, adult call duration about about 1.6 seconds juvenile call about half that. ![]()
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