[wisb] Re: Question: Least Bittern vocalizations
- From: Tim Balassie <tbalassie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: WISBIRDN <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:35:54 -0700
I'm not a great birder by any stretch, so I have to take my time processing
what I'm hearing. To me, at least, it seems that some species have similar
notes and cadences, and I have to spend a few moments figuring it out (e.g.
WIFL vs ALFL). Particularly when the songs are truncated and thus just a few
notes long, rather than full and complete. There are times when I hear a few
notes and draw a conclusion, only to find out later I was dead wrong.
I have a nesting COHA in the neighborhood and a few times a day I'll hear it
"cackle". Heard a truncated call yesterday and assumed COHA. I looked up and
saw a Bluejay eating mulberries imitating most precisely a Cooper's nesting
call. I try not to take anything for granted; always an interesting challenge.
I agree with Tom Erdman that cuckoos seem more prevalent this year; at least
Yellow-billed Cuckoos in NE IL.
Tim Balassie
Kane Co., IL
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