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Re: Is This a Flicker?

Subject: Re: Is This a Flicker?
From: Kevin J. Colver <>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 14:58:12 -0700
Jerry,
Sounds like a Flicker.  They call all year.  Perhaps there is a family
group with juveniles calling.  Some bird species are at their noisiest
in post--nestling family groups in late summer.  This is not a
courtship call in any case.
All the Best,
Kevin Colver




On Monday, July 25, 2005, at 01:31 PM, Jerry Berrier wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> For the past two days, I've been hearing a bird make the same sound
> repeatedly all day long.=A0 Today I recorded it, along with an answering=

> call
> from a nearby bird.=A0 I'm almost sure they are northern flickers, but
> I'm
> curious to know what others think.
> If they are flickers, any idea why one of them would be calling
> constantly
> throughout the day?=A0 I thought mating season was in the spring, and
> I've
> never heard flickers do this before.
> I edited this recording with Goldwave, but I was unable to remove much
> of
> the hiss from wind noise.=A0 I'd welcome any suggestions regarding that.
> http://www.townisp.com/~jerry.berrier/flickers.mp3
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> Jerry Berrier
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