I have just moved to a farm north of
Charlottesville and have two questions:
There are two "resident" hawks on the place, a
red-tail and a red-shoulder. I keep expecting
them to leave any day, but they haven't shown any
signs of leaving. Do hawks ever remain in this
area over the winter?
The other question is a song identification one.
For the past couple of weeks I've been hearing a
new song coming from on of the big trees right by
the house. It's very soft, kind of like a human
whistle or the flute stop on an organ. It is
entirely predictable: the descending notes of a
scale--la-so-fa-mi-re-do. I think it's too soft
to be a mockingbird, though I have about six of
those around, but I haven't seen a bird making
the sound when I hear it. I can reproduce the
sound exactly, but there isn't usually a response
when I do. Does anyone have any idea what this
could be? There are lots and lots of birds on
this property, but I haven't heard this song on
any of my recordings.
Thank you,
Grace Cangialosi
Grace Cangialosi
Ruckersville, VA
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