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Subject: Re: mystery bird
From: "Antonio Celis Murillo" <>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 18:00:57 -0000
As Martyn said, it is a tight one!

and as Doug said, ID'ing is risky!

And I really think the same. My first choice is SOSP but I guess in this ca=
se we'll never be
100% sure for the ID (very common situation in ID'ing species by sound.... =
even by sight in
the field). So, I guess Martyn's 50%-50% is the right way to go or just cal=
l it....."another
mystery sound".


Have a nice day

Antonio Celis





--- In  "Martyn Stewart" <> wrot=
e:
> It is a tight one, I wish we could hear a little more of the file? The
> Bewick's wren recordings I have from California are very similar to this =
and
> they do sing this song in the period you say it did...
> I have to say it's 50/50 for me.
>
> Martyn
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
>  On Behalf Of Doug Von Gausig
> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 9:13 AM
> To: 
> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] mystery bird
>
> At 09:02 AM 8/20/2005, you wrote:
> >Jim,
> >Thanks for your vote of confidence but never feel my opinion is the
> >last word.  I reviewed some Song Sparrow and Bewick's Wren recordings I
> >have from CA.  The mystery bird matches my Song Sparrow sounds almost
> >perfectly on the introductory 2 notes and some of the following notes.
> >My Bewick's Wren songs from CA sound a little less broad band and
> >husky.  This sounds like a Song Sparrow to me, although both species
> >probably are found along the river there.  Good luck!
> >Kevin Colver
>
> I guess I have to chime in - though it's risky! Might there be some
> differentiation in that Bewick;'s Wrens sing primarily in the Spring and=

> Song Sparrows sing all year long? Assuming the recording was made recentl=
y,
> my vote is for SOSP if for no other reason than that. My first impression=

> is certainly SOSP, too.
>
> Doug
>
> Doug Von Gausig
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> Loudspeakers are not birds,
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