The Red Crossbill "song" was a pleasant twittering, as I recall. My
understanding is that the call notes are the most distinctive differences
between the various types.

Gene.

On Wed, 30 Aug 1995, Jim Elder wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Aug 1995, Eugene Hunn wrote:
>
> > Tweets,
> >
> > This reminds me that I had oodles of Red Crossbills calling and SINGING
> > in the Little Naches River valley August 26, Saturday. I neglected to
> > note the exact mix of trees where I got some good recordings. The
> > sonograms confirm that they were type 3. The others I heard just west of
> > the crest in the Upper Green River of King Co. sounded the same. I
> > believe that's the spruce-hemlock specialist.
>
> I forgot to mention that many of the Red Crossbills in the Olympics were
> singing this weekend as well. I'd never heard the song, such as it is.
> Do the different types have different songs or is it just the call notes
> that are different?
>
> >
> > Re. Red Phalaropes: keep your eyes out as we have to date but one
> > unconfirmed Red Phalarope record for King County. It's overdue.
> >
> > Gene Hunn.
>
> Sorry this Red Phalarope was in Kitsap Cty where I imagine they have been
> seen before. If by chance it snuck over the county line (it was in
> flight - flushed by the ferry) it would have been in Snohomish where I
> vaguely remember one was seen at Everett STP in the last couple of
> years. I sure would like to see a Red Phalarope that was actually red
> someday.
>
> Jim Elder
> jime at eskimo.com
> Seattle, WA
>
>