[obol] Re: odd Mt Tabor Junco song
- From: "5hats@xxxxxxxx" <5hats@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "larspernorgren@xxxxxxxxx" <larspernorgren@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2014 00:10:37 +0000
Years ago about the beginning of February I kept hearing a song, more of a
trill, really, coming from a brush patch near the barn. It sounded a lot like
the song of a Field Sparrow, but for a long time I never got a good look at the
singer. When I finally did, about six weeks after the singing started, it
proved to be a Song Sparrow. Over the next couple of months it added a note
here and there, and by May it was singing a typical Song Sparrow song. Sure
had me fooled for a while, though.
Darrel
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From: Lars Norgren
Sent: June 7, 2014 3:27 PM
To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [obol] odd Mt Tabor Junco song
I heard what may be the same individual about a month ago, given that it was
the same quadrant on the top of Mt Tabor. When I heard it I assumed it was a
warbler song I didn't know, maybe a species I'd never seen. Once I tracked down
the source I moved on w/o elaborate examination of the singer. I think it was a
typical looking "Oregon" Junco. I had a bird singing at my house (25 miles nw
of Portland, continuous forest in the neighborhood) for three years that I at
first assumed was a Black-throated Gray Warbler. It was a month too early for
that species, but I didn't track it down until the second year, when it proved
to be a very ordinary looking Oregon junco. No trill of any kind in the song. I
don't know if it attracted a mate, but I don't believe any other male juncos
occupied the yard when it was around. It was here at least three springs, for
the full season. Lars
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