Chipping Sparrow call (Type 9)
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Common Name: Chipping Sparrow
Scientific Name: Spizella passerina
Date: 2005-05-19
Creator: Yvette K. Ortega, Aubree Benson, and Erick Greene
Description: Calls of a chipping sparrow
Notes: One of 17 call types described in a study published in the journal Ecology by Yvette K. Ortega, Aubree Benson, and Erick Greene in 2014. The article describes how invasive plants can alter the songs of songbirds like chipping sparrows, in this case diminishing song complexity. Chipping sparrows were recorded during breeding season in ponderosa pine/Douglas fir savannas "located at elevations of 1300-1700 meters on steep, south to west-facing slopes on the Lolo National Forest," according to the authors. Article citation: Yvette K. Ortega, Aubree Benson, and Erick Greene. 2014. Invasive plant erodes local song diversity in a migratory passerine. Ecology 95:458-465. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/12-1733.1.
Location: Lolo National Forest (Montana); Montana
Recording Equipment: Sony TCM-5000 tape recorder, Sennheiser ME66 shotgun microphone, Mineroff Electronics pre-amplifier
Duration: 00:00:02
Acknowledgments: Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service, 800 East Beckwith Avenue, Missoula, Montana 59801 USA; College of Forestry and Conservation, Wildlife Biology Program, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812 USA; Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812 USA.
Audio Rights: Copyright Yvette K. Ortega, Aubree Benson, and Erick Greene, 2014, under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license.
Image Rights: Photographer: http://www.naturespicsonline.com/ Provider: Wikimedia Commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/
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