At 08:57 AM 6/11/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>There's a Virginia Rail grunting at 1:59, too, isn't there? That's another
>species we have in common. Funny - here I am at 3600' (1100m) in the deser=
t
>of Arizona and you are essentially at sea level near the Washington coast,
>and our species list is so similar! Of course, my house sits above the
>Verde River, so the list is primarily a riparian list, as is yours.
>
>Doug
When I did many of my recordings for EnjoyBirds in Redmond, WA, in 1996 -
99 at my in-laws' house on Lake Samamish I noticed higher altitude birds
singing at sea level - especially Swainson's Thrush, which sounds (second
two songs on the software) as if it could be another species, almost, from=
Catharus ustulatus on the East Coast (first two songs on the software). In=
New England this bird is usually heard at higher altitudes (2000 - 3500
ft), but I think as you go northeast to where the confers take over along
the coast of Maine they probably sing also at sea level, now that I think
more about it.
Martyn:
Do you also have a lot of Pacific Madrone? Western Hemlock? Big Leaf Maple?=
Fraser Fir?
my best regards,
Marty Michener
MIST Software Associates PO Box 269, Hollis, NH 03049
EnjoyBirds.com - Software that migrates with you. http://www.EnjoyBirds=
.com
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