[obol] Re: Possible Rusty Blackbird (heard only), E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area
- From: Joel Geier <joel.geier@xxxxxxxx>
- To: MidValley Birds <birding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:04:08 -0700
Just some interesting follow-up info on Rusty Blackbird songs:
This link for Nathan Pieplow's "Ear Birding" site contains a recording
of what he calls the "gurgle-creak sound":
http://earbirding.com/blog/archives/4193
Of interest is the comment that the "gurgle-creak" songs are "practiced
throughout the winter."
I assume that these recordings were made with top-end equipment at
fairly close range, so would capture more complexity than what I could
hear at a distance of 30 to 80 yards.
But it basically sounds like what I heard. My mnemonic to try to
remember this song in the field was "eat yo' wheeeet (chex)," with
"chex" representing the subdued dropped note that I thought I heard
sometimes at the end (not heard on these recordings).
--
Joel Geier
Camp Adair area north of Corvallis
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