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Index of Subjects Have you considered a sharp-tailed sparrow...sort of "rusty-hinge" sound, though not low-pitched > Thanks to everyone who suggested possible birds that I might be hearing at > the Annapolis Royal Marsh. However, I'm pretty sure that it is none of > those that were suggested, as I'm familiar with their songs (except for > the Rusty Blackbird, but when I checked out its song online, it is > definitely not that). > > Where the sound is coming from, among the cattails at the edge of the > marsh, there are sora, pied-billed grebes and red-winged blackbirds > nesting or tending young, but I know it's none of them. There is also an > American Coot that hangs out nearby, but it is not a coot sound. It > appears as though the sound is coming from among the cattails, likely in > or close to the water. The last time I heard it I could distinguish 3 or > 4 distinct notes, same pitch, close together, but still very raspy and low > pitched. > > Lois Jenkins
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