[obol] Re: Cal Towhee Call note
- From: Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "roygerig@xxxxxxxxxxx" <roygerig@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 15:38:00 -0800
Maybe a Golden-crowned Sparrow with a dry mouth?
Alan Contreras
Eugene, Oregon
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
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> On Mar 4, 2015, at 3:05 PM, Roy Gerig <roygerig@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I have whined too much on OBOL during the past 3 years about my back. During
> that time I could not take care of my backyard, but now I am finally well
> enough to clear the brush and start to get a nice garden again. Today I was
> snipping, chopping, and sawing into the tangled SW corner, it is almost like
> tangled chaparrel. I stopped when I heard an exact replica of California
> Towhee call notes. It was nearby, but I could not see it. It was very loud.
> I heard the call note maybe a dozen times over a couple of minutes. I lived
> in South Pasadena and in the Valley in SoCal for 8 years, and I know the call
> very well. It seems to me that the chance of this being an actual California
> Towhee are vanishingly small, but the sound was perfect for it. No starlings
> were around, only a couple of House Sparrows, a dozen Juncos, 2 BC
> Chickadees, an Anna's Hummer, and it was definitely a bird call. So what was
> it? I left and I scattered a lot of seed around the area which I can see it
> from my house. I am watching for it. Spotted Towhees frequent the area.
>
> I cannot think of any, but is another bird the culprit?
>
> Roy Gerig, Salem OR
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