Neat stuff. Dialects of the same family change geographically. Very cool.
Most pronounced in Mockingbirds.
Here, I predominately hear a blue jay.
Mark in Dripping
(love my wren colony)
On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 7:56 AM Ross Silcock <silcock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Thank you Christian and Keith Arnold for the confirmation that Carolina
Wrens have a quiet song like this. I couldn’t find a match in MacAulay or
Pieplow. I live at the nw edge of the CAWR range in sw Iowa, and don’t hear
Carolina Wrens very often and never have heard this song. Birds of the
World Online calls it a subsong that juveniles sing until they leave their
natal territories.
I appreciate the help folks have given me as I learn the local ropes.
Ross
Ross Silcock
Seasonal Reports Compiler
Nebraska Bird Review
Co-Author Birds of Nebraska- Online
https://birds.outdoornebraska.gov/
Tabor, Iowa
402-618-4933
*From:* Christian Walker <christian.icapadjuster@xxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* Thursday, May 14, 2020 11:24 PM
*To:* Ross Silcock <silcock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Cc:* TexBirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* Re: [texbirds] wren question
I’m definitely hearing a Carolina singing a quiet version of the song at
0:19 or so.
Christian Walker
Irving, TX
On May 14, 2020, at 9:01 PM, Ross Silcock <silcock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Today I encountered a song in riparian brush along Cypress Creek in nw
Houston. My first thoughts were either Am. Goldfinch or House Finch, but
neither seemed right. I tracked the bird down, and saw it singing the song,
but it stayed in darker undergrowth. It was clearly a wren, and I could
distinguish a well-marked pale line above the eye, typical of Carolina Wren
(or Bewick’s). The gizz as it moved was Carolina, but the song at best was
atypical. My tentative conclusion is that it was a juvenile (hatch year)
Carolina that had learned a song of one of the other species mentioned
above (not Bewick’s). Goldfinches and House Finches have both been singing
in the neighborhood, although goldfinches have mostly departed in the last
few days. I’ve attached a spectrogram and recording, both of which are
poor, but might give an idea of why this bird presented a dilemma.
I’d appreciate any comments-
Thanks,
Ross
Ross
Silcock
Seasonal Reports Compiler
Nebraska Bird Review
Co-Author Birds of Nebraska- Online
https://birds.outdoornebraska.gov/
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Christian Walker
christian.icapadjuster@xxxxxxxxx
Independent Adjuster
Irving, Texas
(512) 745-3227
