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Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata

Song: Distinctive rising and falling winnowing "hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo..." produced by air passing through the tail feathers of males in display flight. Also, an excited "kik-kik-kik-kik" reminiscent of the laughing call of Northern Flicker.
Sound: Macaulay Library (Macaulay Library, Cornell); Adult; Primary Sound;

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