[NatureNS] Mystery birdsong

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From: Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:30:13 -0300
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Hi,

At this time of the year some White-throated sparrows are giving a rather
half-hearted verdion of their song, and it does sound rather wistful. You
could try that one and see if it fits.

Richard

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Eleanor Lindsay <kelindsay@eastlink.ca>wrote:

> For the past few weeks I have been both enchanted and tantalised by the
> most charming intermittent birdsong around my home. From the volume it
> sounds like a very small bird and its thin, delicate, somewhat wistfully
> haunting  little melody meanders up and down for quite long periods, but
> with (to me) no recognisable repetitions. And despite being very clear where
> the singing is coming from, I have never been able to pinpoint the bird.
>
> Do any of you have suggestions as to what it could be? I have Petersons
> Eastern Birding by Ear, but have no idea about where to start listening. I
> live close to the sea in a mixed conifer/deciduous setting with both wild
> and open, cultivated spaces.
>
> Any suggertions will be most welcome!
>
> Eleanor Lindsay, St Margarets Bay
>



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Hi,<br><br>At this time of the year some White-throated sparrows are giving=
 a rather half-hearted verdion of their song, and it does sound rather wist=
ful. You could try that one and see if it fits.<br><br>Richard<br><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote">

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Eleanor Lindsay <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:kelindsay@eastlink.ca">kelindsay@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</span> w=
rote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid =
rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">

For the past few weeks I have been both enchanted and tantalised by the mos=
t charming intermittent birdsong around my home. From the volume it sounds =
like a very small bird and its thin, delicate, somewhat wistfully haunting =
=A0little melody meanders up and down for quite long periods, but with (to =
me) no recognisable repetitions. And despite being very clear where the sin=
ging is coming from, I have never been able to pinpoint the bird.<br>


<br>
Do any of you have suggestions as to what it could be? I have Petersons Eas=
tern Birding by Ear, but have no idea about where to start listening. I liv=
e close to the sea in a mixed conifer/deciduous setting with both wild and =
open, cultivated spaces.<br>


<br>
Any suggertions will be most welcome!<br><font color=3D"#888888">
<br>
Eleanor Lindsay, St Margarets Bay<br>
</font></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>################=
#<br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br=
>B0P 1T0<br><br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmai=
l.com</a><br>

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