>I too have a song i.d.; I am sure this is some sort of local
>sparrow, but it's driving me nuts! It sings in my back yard,
>here in Seattle, and has that quavery human-whistling character
>that is like, say, a song sparrow.
>
>The song is three notes, each of fairly equal length, in
>a descending triplet. This particular one (I tested it against
>my piano) is G# - F - C#, two octaves above middle C.
>
>It reminds me irresistably of one of the Brandenburg Concerti,
>which begins the same way.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Josh Hayes, Quantitative Sciences, Univ. of Washington
>josh at pogo.cqs.washington.edu

I'd call this one a Golden-crowned Sparrow, but I think the bird song query
from Beaverton, Oregon, has too many notes for a Savannah Sparrow, which to
me sounds something like 'pit-up-zeeeeeee,' the last note quavering but not
broken into distinct notes. I wondered about a White-crowned Sparrow for
that one but would have to ask "how buzzy is buzzy?"

Dennis Paulson