I just posted two brief examples of Ruby-crowned Kinglet song to the group
site...I'm rather doubtful that this is the id of the 'mystery song 2', but
you never know! Martyn, please forward to your contact.
I'll delete all these examples in a couple of days
Mark Phinney
on 4/18/04 11:05 AM, M, J, & V Phinney at wrote:
> Hi Martyn
>
> The siskin call may have suffered a bit due to recording technique &
> equipment (it was done a few years back)...they do get a lot more emphati=
c
> than that, but the pattern is much the same...I just grabbed the first
> example that I ran across.
>
> I'd have to check my records to be certain, but I believe both the hermit
> thrush and siskin were recorded on the west side of the rockies in north
> central BC (Prince George area). Dialects of some birds vary considerably
> from there to here (northeastern BC, east of Rockies) but these two seem
> consistent.
>
> I'd agree with Barb's comment on redpolls (although I don't think I've ev=
er
> heard a redpoll 'weeee' call as harsh or emphatic as a siskin)..but since
> redpolls are not a candidate in your area, I didn't include it. As for
> goldfinch, we (sadly) don't get them around here!
>
> If I can find some time, I'll try to dig up a ruby-crowned kinglet exampl=
e.
> That was my (very) tentative guess for mystery species number 2
>
>
> Mark Phinney
>
>
>
>
> on 4/17/04 8:19 PM, Martyn Stewart at wrote:
>
>> I e-mailed here back Mark and said I believe it maybe a pine siskin, I a=
lso
>> said a it could be a Hermit thrush with your description, she also feels=
its
>> most probably a pine siskin because of the "flock" numbers she saw, I m=
ust
>> admit, your hermit thrush call is much more like the towhee "weeeeeeee" =
call
>> but your siskin call is a lot weaker than what I hear here! Funny dialec=
ts
>> that's all! I did post her a siskin call I made here, I will post her th=
e
>> hermit thrush too though....
>> I still have no idea of the second description?
>> Are those calls you posted local to you?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Martyn
>>
>> Martyn Stewart
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>> The Spring is cum
>> The grass is riz
>> I wonder where the birdies is?
>>
>> The birdies on the wing!
>> Nah, that's absoid
>> D' wing is on d' boid!
>> .........................
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