This is from the Ornithology list. Can anybody help this guy?

Peggi


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>From: Paul Hess <phess at salsgiver.com>
>Subject: Unusual B-c Chickadee song
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORNITH-L <ORNITH-L at UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU>
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>I'd like to call attention to an odd Black-capped Chickadee (P.
>atricapillus) song reported to me, and ask if anyone has heard -- or seen
>any reference -- to such an aberrant vocalization.
>
>My correspondent reports that local chickadees near Haliburton in
>southeastern Ontario, Canada, sing "fee-bee" type songs varying from 2 to 6
>"bees" and sometimes without the initial "fee." The most common type
>consists of 3 "bees," and the even longer "bee" strings are frequently
>heard. Also unusual is that the "fee" and "bees" are on the same pitch, not
>with the typical lower-pitched "bee".
>
>Carolina Chickadees (P. carolinensis) are well known for diverse local and
>regional song dialects. However, Black-capped away from the two species'
>contact zone are considered remarkably conventional in song type throughout
>their range. Apart from slight variations reported in the northwest and on
>Martha's Vineyard, typical Black-capped songs are described as limited to
>"fee-bee", "fee-bee-bee", and "fee-bee-ee" -- the last with a barely
>perceptible modulation amid the "bee" note.
>
>I've read most of the extensive literature on chickadee vocalizations and
>have not seen a string as long as 3 to 6 "bee" notes described. Have I
>missed something that anyone knows about?
>
>Thank you and best regards,
>Paul Hess
>Natrona Heights PA
>phess at salsgiver.com
>.-
>
>
Ben & Peggi Rodgers
Aptos, CA (near Santa Cruz 122 W, 37 N)
USA
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"A bird does not sing because it has an answer,
It sings because it has a song"