Re: Fox, deer, owl, crossbills...

["Chris Hails" chrishails50]

Many thanks John.

Your bird is slightly slower in rhythm and about 300Hz lower in
frequency. But the  sonogram shows the sharp start to the call which I
am begining to suspect may be a characteristic of the genus.

I'm homing in I think !

C


--- In  "John Hartog"
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>
> Hi Chris,
>
> Thanks for the update. Since you didn't see the bird, a best guess was
> the best you could do anyway =96 so don't sweat a wrong ID.
>
> Your bird sounds very similar the Northern Pygmy Owls we have here in
> NW Oregon. Here's the URL for one of my recordings of what my best
> guess is a Northern Pygmy Owl:
>
> http://www.rockscallop.org/ear/jh-060319_n-pygmy-owl.mp3
>
> Even with expert descriptions and recordings to back you up, certainty
> is hard to come by.  For instance in NW Oregon the Northern Pygmy Owl
> and the Northern Saw-whet Owl seem to follow swapped cadences compared
> to descriptions in The Sibley Guide to Birds.  My conclusion is not
> definitive, but feedback from others on this group and other sources
> at least support the possibility of regional variance in these birds'
> calls.
>
> I enjoyed your recordings and descriptions: thanks for sharing.
>
> John Hartog
>
>