OBOLinks,
Yes, Bewick's Wrens are now singing here, and Song Sparrows (as when aren't
they?) but wait; there's more:
Lately a Red-Shouldered Hawk has perched in various trees nearby, but now it
has burst into "song," circling over our yard and adjacent wooded areas (at 7
a.m.) calling vociferously for long spells. There may be two of them, but it is
hard to be sure with the mobbing clamor of Steller's Jays. Birding by ear here
was complicated ~ 3 years ago when one fledgling Steller's learned to do the
Red-Shouldered call. The bird books that describe the hawk calls mostly fail to
mention that they give their "high, clear, kee-ya" calls at least 8+ times in a
row and often repeat at 15-30 second intervals.
Other yard singer this morning was Pileated Woodpecker, also a real contender
in the Persistence Category.
Not complaining,
Sally Nelson
west of Creswell, Lane County, OR
