[birdky] Re: RPT/RFI--odd Eastern Towhee song?
- From: "Lyneart" <lyneart@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geraldrobe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:16:16 -0500
I didn't click on your towhee sound recording because we have a slow, dial-up
connection, but I have noticed a change in towhee calls around here unlike what
you described. The first note of the song is a rasping, blackbird-like call
note instead of the melodious opening note I used to hear. It's as if the
towhee was clearing its throat to sing.
There have been about a dozen Bobolinks here for several days. They sound
like a bunch of banjos tuning up.
Frank Lyne frank@xxxxxxxxxxx near Dot in Logan County
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From: geraldrobe
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Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 11:11 PM
Subject: [birdky] RPT/RFI--odd Eastern Towhee song?
Today at Cave Run Lake, I encountered an Eastern Towhee that was singing a
song unlike any I had ever heard from this species before. At first I thought
it was a White-eyed Vireo singing, but it didn't sound exactly right; I was
very surprised when I found the singer and realized what it was.
I checked all my field guides and reference books, and none of them seem to
describe this call. All list the famous "drink-your-teeeeeee" call, and a few
reference other calls that I've heard before, but non have anything close to
what this bird was doing.
I captured a video of 3 repetitions of this call and posted it on my MySpace
page. The link below should open that video.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=56635964
Has anyone else ever heard this song from an Eastern Towhee?
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