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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_kzRz/thMqSX/jyMHRMNlpw) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I have been bombarded over the past few weeks by a frequent, very monotonous birdsong from the trees surrounding my house and which I heard for the first time briefly last summer. So finally, at the risk of not recognising something terribly obvious, I'm seeking ID assistance: The bird is very elusive, flitting around from tree to tree around my house, mostly high up and I have only once caught aglimpse high above me which was at least enough to confirm the bird's movements matched the calls. What I could see gave the impression of a sparrow-ish sized bird with a medium length beak, some yellow and ? a little white on the breast. I got the impression the wings were darker and possibly there was a hint of wing bars - but it was a very brief glimpse. I have tried with no success to match this with warbler, sparrow and any other similarcolour/sound description in my Peterson Field Guide and nowturn to NatureNS. I have never before attempted togive an idea of a bird call, but here goes: aslowish husky/buzzy/raspy ascending *c**huuurrrrr* ending abruptly in aquick descending *cheow*endlessly repeated all day long. Hopefully, Eleanor Lindsay Seabright, St Margarets Bay --Boundary_(ID_kzRz/thMqSX/jyMHRMNlpw) Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-15"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <font size="+1">I <font size="+1">have been <font size="+1">bombarded</font> <font size="+1">over the past <font size="+1">few</font> weeks by a freque<font size="+1">nt<font size="+1">, very monotonou<font size="+1">s bird<font size="+1">song from the trees <font size="+1">surrou<font size="+1">nding my house <font size="+1">and which I heard</font> for th<font size="+1">e first time <font size="+1">briefly last summer</font></font>. So finally, at the risk of not <font size="+1">recognising</font> something terribly obvious, <font size="+1"><font size="+1">I'm seeking <font size="+1">I</font>D assistance</font>: <br> <br> <font size="+1"><font size="+1">T</font></font></font>he bird is very elusive, flitting around from tree to tree around my house, mostly high up an<font size="+1">d I have only once caught a<font size="+1"> glimpse high above me which was at least enough to confirm the bird's m<font size="+1">o</font>vements matched the <font size="+1">calls. What I could see gave the impression of a sparrow-ish s<font size="+1">iz</font>ed b<font size="+1">ir</font>d <font size="+1">with a medi<font size="+1">um <font size="+1">leng<font size="+1">th</font></font> beak, some yellow and ? a little white </font></font>on the breast<font size="+1">. <font size="+1">I got the impression the wings were darker and possibly there w<font size="+1">as a hint of wing bars</font></font> - but it was a very br<font size="+1">ie</font>f glimpse. I have tried with no success to match this <font size="+1">with warbler, sparrow and any other similar<font size="+1"> colour/sound description in m<font size="+1">y Peterson </font></font></font></font>Field Guide and now</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><font size="+1"><font size="+1"><font size="+1"><font size="+1"><font size="+1"><font size="+1"><font size="+1"><font size="+1"><font size="+1"><font size="+1"><font size="+1"><font size="+1"> turn to </font>NatureNS. <br> <br> I</font> have never before attempted to<font size="+1"> give an idea of <font size="+1">a</font> bird call, but here goes: a<font size="+1"> slowish </font>husky/buzzy/raspy <font size="+1">ascending <b>c</b></font><b>huuurrrrr</b> <font size="+1">ending abruptly in a<font size="+1"> </font>quick descending <b>cheow</b><font size="+1"> <font size="+1">endlessly repeated</font> all day long.<br> <br> <font size="+1">Hopefully, <br> <font size="+1">Eleanor Lindsay<br> <font size="+1">Seabright, St Margarets Bay</font><br> </font></font><br> <br> <br> </font><br> </font></font></font> </font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><br> </font> </body> </html> --Boundary_(ID_kzRz/thMqSX/jyMHRMNlpw)--
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