Tyrannus couchii

field recording Bird initially perched on transmission line parallel to field margin between field and riparian woodland. Sallied several times from perch before moving into the tree tops where it initially vocalized naturally. Playback used briefly to elicit subsequent vocalizations for documentation. Bird approximately 20m away during recording. . . #Habitat#. Cotton field margin along riparian corridor of young hardwood along Tallahatchie River, 150m west of the bridge.. . #Editing#. Edited in Adobe Audition. Butterworth high-pass filter, order 3, cutoff frequency 1.5 kHz to remove wind noise. . . #Equipment#. Olympus LS-10 handheld recorder.; animal seen:yes; playback used:yes