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,
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> 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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