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Index of Subjects ------=_Part_389220_1658730389.1444007867095 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've =C2=A0noted the same experience this year. =C2=A0Always have a lot of = Song Sparrows here breeding and have heard some pretty unusual "songs" comi= ng out of them recently...also made me think of a purple finch, or a cross = between several songs, all mixed up, and very LONG. =C2=A0I think the young= sparrow was so enchanted with his own voice he didn't want to stop singing= ! =C2=A0Almost amazed at the sounds he was producing! =C2=A0At least that's= how I imagine it. Carmel SmithMidville, L'burg County=20 On Sunday, October 4, 2015 8:49 PM, David McCorquodale <dbmcc09@gmail.= com> wrote: =20 Andrew:=C2=A0Young male Song Sparrows, are developingtheir ability to sing= at this time of year.=C2=A0While in the nest they hear males sing -- their= father and neighbours.=C2=A0 From this they acquire a template of what the= song sounds like.=C2=A0 Then they do some practicing.=C2=A0 They sing, comp= are their song to thetemplate.=C2=A0 Then they refine what they aresinging = to more closely match the template.=C2=A0Sometimes it is hard to tell if it= really is a Song Sparrow song.=C2=A0 One comparison I have heard is that i= t islike an orchestra tuning up.=C2=A0 They usephrases from pieces they pla= y, but the whole piece is not really recognizable.=C2=A0=C2=A0David McCorqu= odaleGeorges River, NS David McCorquodaleGeorges River, NS On Sun, Oct 4, 2015 at 7:45 PM, Andrew Stadnyk <Andrew.Stadnyk@dal.ca> wrot= e: I had a song sparrow "warbling" in my yard today. I first thought it was a = Purple Finch, which I have in my yard periodically.=C2=A0 It was not the us= ual song, something the sun brought out? Also, this morning I was lamenting that I have not yet had a White-throated= Sparrow visit.=C2=A0 Every fall, one or two stop by.=C2=A0 Surprise, it wa= s here in time for supper! Sure would be neat to know if it is the same bir= d returning each year. Cheers, Andy Stadnyk Lower Sackville ------=_Part_389220_1658730389.1444007867095 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ve= rdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_1= 6_0_1_1444007613592_3560"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1444007613592_3559">I've= noted the same experience this year. Always have a lot of Song= Sparrows here breeding and have heard some pretty unusual "songs" coming o= ut of them recently...also made me think of a purple finch, or a cross betw= een several songs, all mixed up, and very LONG. I think the young spa= rrow was so enchanted with his own voice he didn't want to stop singing! &n= bsp;Almost amazed at the sounds he was producing! At least that's how= I imagine it.<br><br>Carmel Smith</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3= _16_0_1_1444007613592_3563"><span>Midville, L'burg County</span></div> <br= ><div class=3D"qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class=3D"yahoo_quoted" sty= le=3D"display: block;"> <div style=3D"font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans= -serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvet= ica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <= div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> On Sunday, October 4, 201= 5 8:49 PM, David McCorquodale <dbmcc09@gmail.com> wrote:<br> </font> = </div> <br><br> <div class=3D"y_msg_container"><div id=3D"yiv5792449756"><= div><div dir=3D"ltr"> <div class=3D"yiv5792449756MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Andrew:</span></= div> <div class=3D"yiv5792449756MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"> </span></d= iv> <div class=3D"yiv5792449756MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Young male Song = Sparrows, are developing their ability to sing at this time of year. While in the nest they hear males sing -- their father and neighbours. = ; From this they acquire a template of what the song sounds like. Then they do some practicing. They sing, comp= are their song to the template. Then they refine what they are singing to more closely match the template. Sometimes it is hard to tell if it really is a Song Sparrow song. One= comparison I have heard is that it is like an orchestra tuning up. They use phrases from pieces they play, but the whole piece is not really recognizab= le.</span></div> <div class=3D"yiv5792449756MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"> </span></d= iv> <div class=3D"yiv5792449756MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"> David McCo= rquodale</span></div><div class=3D"yiv5792449756MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN= -US">Georges River, NS</span></div> </div><div class=3D"yiv5792449756gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div c= lass=3D"yiv5792449756gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">David McCorquodale<d= iv>Georges River, NS</div></div></div></div> <br clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"yiv5792449756yqt5071534371" id=3D"yiv57924= 49756yqt63415"><div class=3D"yiv5792449756gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 4, 2015 = at 7:45 PM, Andrew Stadnyk <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape= =3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:Andrew.Stadnyk@dal.ca" target=3D"_blank" href= =3D"mailto:Andrew.Stadnyk@dal.ca">Andrew.Stadnyk@dal.ca</a>></span> wrot= e:<br clear=3D"none"><blockquote class=3D"yiv5792449756gmail_quote" style= =3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I had a= song sparrow "warbling" in my yard today. I first thought it was a Purple = Finch, which I have in my yard periodically. It was not the usual son= g, something the sun brought out?<br clear=3D"none"> <br clear=3D"none"> Also, this morning I was lamenting that I have not yet had a White-throated= Sparrow visit. Every fall, one or two stop by. Surprise, it wa= s here in time for supper! Sure would be neat to know if it is the same bir= d returning each year.<br clear=3D"none"> <br clear=3D"none"> Cheers,<br clear=3D"none"> Andy Stadnyk<br clear=3D"none"> Lower Sackville<br clear=3D"none"> </blockquote></div></div><br clear=3D"none"></div></div></div><br><br></div= > </div> </div> </div></div></body></html> ------=_Part_389220_1658730389.1444007867095--
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