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> Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 16:31:12 -0400
> From: "Jerry Berrier" <>
> Subject: Is This a Flicker?
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> 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. Today I recorded it, along with an answering ca=
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> from a nearby bird. 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 constantl=
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> throughout the day? 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. 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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> http://www.townisp.com/~jerry.berrier
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This sounds like a flicker, possibly still at the nest and hence not
readiy visible. Unlike other bird families, woodpeckers call
vociferously from the nest and continuously.
Fred Fallon
Bowie MD
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