Brown-headed Cowbird – Photo, Bird Song, and Recording Notes

Primary Bird: Brown-headed Cowbird, (Molothrus ater)
Recording Date and Time: May, 28, 2025, 6:34 AM CST
Location: Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA
Sound Snippet: 21 seconds
Microphone: Apple iPhone 8+
Recorder App: Merlin Bird ID
Recording Notes: The Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) recorded at 6:34 AM (CST) on 05/28/2025 in Ruston, Louisiana with Merlin Bird ID on Apple iPhone 8+.
Audio Processing Notes: Processed on 10/13/2025 with Audacity 3.7.5 on 2021 MacBook Pro. Normalize -3.0 dB, High Pass Filter 1100Hz at 36 dB Roll-off, Low Pass Filter 12Khz at 36 dB Roll-Off, Apple AuGraphicEQ with “Lawn” config, 3-second fade in and out. Background birds include Carolina Wren, Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse, and Blue Jay. The bird perched on a shepherd’s hook above a feeder for about a minute, then flew.

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