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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CA56EF.80C81850 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Your description of the song suggests a winter wren Eleanor, and the = fact that you can't locate it is very typical,,,,they seem to be = ventriloquists. It seems late in the year though....maybe a wren that's = madly in love ? Andy Dean 86 Baden Powell Drive Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5 Tel: [902] 678-6243 aadean@ns.sympatico.ca ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Eleanor Lindsay=20 To: NatureNS=20 Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 09:57 AM Subject: [NatureNS] Mystery birdsong For the past few weeks I have been both enchanted and tantalised by = the=20 most charming intermittent birdsong around my home. From the volume it = sounds like a very small bird and its thin, delicate, somewhat = wistfully=20 haunting little melody meanders up and down for quite long periods, = but=20 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=20 bird. Do any of you have suggestions as to what it could be? I have = Petersons=20 Eastern Birding by Ear, but have no idea about where to start = listening.=20 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 ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CA56EF.80C81850 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.18828"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Your description of the song suggests a = winter wren=20 Eleanor, and the fact that you can't locate it is very typical,,,,they = seem to=20 be ventriloquists. It seems late in the year though....maybe a wren = that's madly=20 in love ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Andy Dean<BR>86 Baden Powell = Drive<BR>Kentville,=20 NS. Canada. B4N 5P5<BR>Tel: [902] 678-6243</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><A=20 href=3D"mailto:aadean@ns.sympatico.ca">aadean@ns.sympatico.ca</A></FONT><= /DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dkelindsay@eastlink.ca = href=3D"mailto:kelindsay@eastlink.ca">Eleanor=20 Lindsay</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3DNatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 27, 2009 = 09:57=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Mystery=20 birdsong</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>For the past few weeks I have been both enchanted and=20 tantalised by the <BR>most charming intermittent birdsong around my = home. From=20 the volume it <BR>sounds like a very small bird and its thin, = delicate,=20 somewhat wistfully <BR>haunting little melody meanders up and = down for=20 quite long periods, but <BR>with (to me) no recognisable repetitions. = And=20 despite being very clear <BR>where the singing is coming from, I have = never=20 been able to pinpoint the <BR>bird.<BR><BR>Do any of you have = suggestions as=20 to what it could be? I have Petersons <BR>Eastern Birding by Ear, but = have no=20 idea about where to start listening. <BR>I live close to the sea in a = mixed=20 conifer/deciduous setting with both <BR>wild and open, cultivated=20 spaces.<BR><BR>Any suggertions will be most welcome!<BR><BR>Eleanor = Lindsay,=20 St Margarets Bay<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CA56EF.80C81850--
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