Might the second one be an Ovenbird? Caroline On Sun, 29 May 2005 12:49:14 -0400 <pbedell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > The first one sounds like a Black-capped Chickadee. The second I have > trouble from your description. Are the notes repeated fast or slow, > on the same pitch, same volume? > > Paul Bedell > > > > > ------------------ > > Have spent the last ten or so days in the mountaons of Nelson > County > where, at some 3500 feet or so, it has been fairly chilly. > Apparently > it has been so cool here that the trees are WAY behind . Some, at > ridge tops, are still budding, although the last two days have > improved things. > > > > I am not seeing a lot of warblers, although I watched an Americann > Redstart building a nest. Also enjoyed watching a Robin repeatedly > bombarding a squirrel who she though was invading her nesting tree. > She made at least four passes at him and then chased him briefly > across the forest floor (reall mocker behavior)! > > > > We have hermit thrush. wood thrush, and my ever-favorite veerys. > But not being a very good ear-birder, I need some help. I have some > good bird call cds and two unknown birds and don't know how to begin > to see what they might be. One simply sings two notes in what I > think > is a middle range. The notes are one note apart, the second lower > than the first. The second makes a single low and somewhat hollow > note repeated about 7 to 9 times. This is a ground bird or one low > in > the bushes. > > > > Can anyone aim me at some possibilities? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > ANN > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send > email to > > > > va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in > the > > > > Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, > etc.) > please > > > > visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general. > > > > > > > > > > You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send > email to > > > va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in > the Subject > > > field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please > visit, > > > //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general. > > > > > You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send > email to > > va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the > Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) > please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general. > > > > > > > > You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send > email to > va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the > Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) > please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general. > > You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general.