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About this sound
FAMILY: Troglodytidae NEST: natural cavity or center of a brush pile HABITAT: open woodland, brushland, hedgerows, stream edges FOOD: insects, spiders on the ground BEHAVIOR: picks through foliage. Hops around turning over leaves with its beak SIZE: body length 5 ¼ inches COLOR: long tail with white corners, bold white eyebrow, striped mousy- brown upper parts, stiff and short tail SOUND: flat, hollow chirp, song a high thin buzz MIGRATION: winters along the Sea of Cortez
Why parks record sound
The NPS Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division monitors soundscapes in parks across the United States. Natural quiet is treated as a resource to protect, like clean air or dark skies: noise from aircraft, vehicles and machinery can mask animal communication and change the experience of a place.
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Sources & credits
- Mystery Bird #1 by US National Park Service – Public domain