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Buff-breasted Sandpiper Sounds

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Alaska, June 01, 2006Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library
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Yukon Territory, June 15, 1974Recorded by William W. H. Gunn / Macaulay Library
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Alaska, June 01, 2006Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library
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Alaska, June 01, 2006Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library

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Songs

No typical song, but males make a quiet ticking sound when courting females.

Calls

Usually silent. Makes low trills and shorter, soft chuh or chwup calls in flight.

Other Sounds

Males sometimes stamp their feet rapidly during displays and make quiet buzzing sounds (possibly using wing feathers).

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