>
>
>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
>
>

Three long notes? kinda sad? Golden-crown Sparrow

Three note of moderate length more upbeat (though not by much)
Black-chickadee rain call

I think you're hearing GCSP


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