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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
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<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
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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>
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