Jan Shaw has won! Not only was she my first reply, but she nailed it, a tough job from a description! And the answer is...... Dickcissel !! Here's the interesting part: I remembered Dickcissel as having a slightly bi-syllabic quality to the final 3 notes, and my Peterson Eastern tapes confirmed that. But when I listened to my Western Peterson's tapes I had a match! This version was more monosyllabic, like my bird in the field. Interesting. The eastern recording was made in Kansas, the western lists Texas, Nebraska and Illinois. I don't know if there is a deeper meaning there. I'll have to get out there and get a look, it has been awhile since I've had the chance to enjoy this bird! Many thanks, Susan Ford Cookeville, TN -----Original Message----- From: tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ford & Cordrey Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 9:12 PM To: TN Bird List - Post Subject: [tn-bird] bird song ID help requested I need some help identifying a bird song I heard yesterday from a field near my workplace. The field is located on the eastern Highland Rim, near Livingston, TN, it is a large field with grasses that are a couple feet high and harbor Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Yellowthroats, Indigo Buntings, Eastern Meadowlark and Northern Bobwhite. The song begins with a slightly higher pitched "tchip", followed by 3 notes in rapid succession on a lower note, "zub, zub, zub". The last 3 notes are not clear or musical. I imagine a sparrow singing them from within the grasses, but that is an assumption. I heard the bird at noon at lunchtime, and again at about 6pm, when I took my car binos out, but could not find the bird. Once I heard the bird, I realized that I had heard the bird once before, about a year ago, and had forgotten about it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Good birding, Susan Ford Cookeville, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 ========================================================= =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================