At 10:13 AM 6/27/2003, Rich Peet wrote:
>Yes MN Marsh Wrens don't sound like western Marsh Wrens.
>On my first birding trip to CA I could not ID either a House Wren or
>a Marsh Wren. Western Marsh Wrens are much more like the Singer
>Sewing Machines than ours. For asthetics, I prefer our House and your
>Marsh.
I have House Wren recordings from Colorado, Arizona, California, Texas and
Costa Rica, all are different, but identifiable as House Wrens. This is a
species that has lots of regional dialects and tons of "song types". Do you
have a typical Minnesota House Wren you could post or send me to post?
Marsh Wrens are famously different in the west than in the eastern US - a
case for future allopatric speciation (meaning they have evolved in
different areas of the country, and the populations don't mix, usually due
to physical barriers, like mountain ranges, etc.), I'm sure.
Doug
Doug Von Gausig
Clarkdale, Arizona, USA
Moderator
Nature Recordists e-mail group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naturerecordists
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