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Oregon, June 16, 2005Recorded by Michael Andersen | Macaulay Library
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Oregon, June 11, 1995Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library
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Oregon, June 11, 1995Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library
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Moskva, July 07, 2017Recorded by Andrew Spencer | Macaulay Library

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A clipped kik is the most commonly heard call. Nesting birds make longer kyew, kyew-dik, and kyew-ki-dik calls.

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