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Male and female alarm calls
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Alaska, June 11, 2006Recorded by Michael Andersen | Macaulay Library
Male alarm calls
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Alberta, June 03, 1980Recorded by William W. H. Gunn | Macaulay Library
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Manitoba, January 01, 1961Recorded by Cleveland P. Grant | Macaulay Library

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Males and females both give a fast series of kek notes lasting 1–2 seconds during courtship displays. When threatened by nest predators or mobbed by small birds, they use higher-pitched kek notes. The female gives a piercing scream during the breeding season, prompting the male to either mate with her or bring food.

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