[NatureNS] Mystery birdsong

From: Dennis Hippern <dhippern@hotmail.com>
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Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:33:41 -0300
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My "shot-in-the-dark" would be to suggest American Goldfinch.=20

These are often heard long before you see them.

Dennis Hippern

Cole Harbour
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> Date: Tue=2C 27 Oct 2009 09:57:56 -0300
> From: kelindsay@eastlink.ca
> To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] Mystery birdsong
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> 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=20
> sounds like a very small bird and its thin=2C delicate=2C somewhat wistfu=
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> haunting little melody meanders up and down for quite long periods=2C but=
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> with (to me) no recognisable repetitions. And despite being very clear=20
> where the singing is coming from=2C I have never been able to pinpoint th=
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> bird.
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> Do any of you have suggestions as to what it could be? I have Petersons=20
> Eastern Birding by Ear=2C but have no idea about where to start listening=
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> I live close to the sea in a mixed conifer/deciduous setting with both=20
> wild and open=2C cultivated spaces.
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> Any suggertions will be most welcome!
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> Eleanor Lindsay=2C St Margarets Bay
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My "shot-in-the-dark" would be to suggest American Goldfinch. <BR>
These are often heard long before you see them.<BR>
Dennis Hippern<BR>
Cole Harbour<BR>&nbsp=3B<BR>&gt=3B Date: Tue=2C 27 Oct 2009 09:57:56 -0300<=
BR>&gt=3B From: kelindsay@eastlink.ca<BR>&gt=3B To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca=
<BR>&gt=3B Subject: [NatureNS] Mystery birdsong<BR>&gt=3B <BR>&gt=3B For th=
e past few weeks I have been both enchanted and tantalised by the <BR>&gt=
=3B most charming intermittent birdsong around my home. From the volume it =
<BR>&gt=3B sounds like a very small bird and its thin=2C delicate=2C somewh=
at wistfully <BR>&gt=3B haunting little melody meanders up and down for qui=
te long periods=2C but <BR>&gt=3B with (to me) no recognisable repetitions.=
 And despite being very clear <BR>&gt=3B where the singing is coming from=
=2C I have never been able to pinpoint the <BR>&gt=3B bird.<BR>&gt=3B <BR>&=
gt=3B Do any of you have suggestions as to what it could be? I have Peterso=
ns <BR>&gt=3B Eastern Birding by Ear=2C but have no idea about where to sta=
rt listening. <BR>&gt=3B I live close to the sea in a mixed conifer/deciduo=
us setting with both <BR>&gt=3B wild and open=2C cultivated spaces.<BR>&gt=
=3B <BR>&gt=3B Any suggertions will be most welcome!<BR>&gt=3B <BR>&gt=3B E=
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