Sure.
Their double-noted flight calls are just as you described.
I have detected the species 3 times in Oregon. One just over the low fog at
Bandon in early September (but never seen); one that called as you described
and then landed in front of Owen Schmidt, John Crowell and me and posed for
photos at Little Beach, Gearhart; and surprisingly, a winter bird that flew
past Owen and me near Albany. Oregon birders should familiarize themselves
with the flight calls of the species. The best time is early September along
the coast, within sight of the ocean shore.
Jeff Gilligan
On May 1, 2020, at 6:00 PM, DJLauten and KACastelein <deweysage@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
So Kathy and I had a passerine fly over us while on the Snowy Plover nesting
area at Coos Bay North Spit yesterday. Heard the bird, and immediately said
"what's that?".
Looked up. Nothing. Kept hearing it. No bird, gone to the north.
Wracked brain, not familiar with call. Wrote in notebook and discussed with
Kathy. "Sip...........sip........." But a bit more buzzy, metallic-y
at the beginning.
Went to Xeno-canto.org to listen to some suspects. Listening to suspect
number 1, Eastern Yellow Wagtail......
Pretty much sounded exactly like what flew over yesterday.
Dang.
Cheers
Dave Lauten and Kathy Castelein
Bandon OR
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