NJPharris at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 1/15/00 2:45:08 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> lgaebe at email.msn.com writes:
>
> > SONG SPARROW (sitting on a branch so close I could see head and face
> > details and it sang for me.)
>
> It's fascinating to me how the crummy winter weather seems to bring out the
> best in these guys. There are several around my office in downtown Olympia,
> and I hear them singing almost every day. And just this afternoon there were
> two in a lilac bush, about three feet/1 m from our living room window,
> singing their little hearts out.
>
> I also think it's funny how our local _morphna_ subspecies look like
> Washington State fans, all decked out in crimson and gray!
>
> Nick Pharris
> Olympia, WA
> mailto: NJPharris at aol.com

Hi All

This reminds me of a few winters back when I happened to have the most delightful
pleasure of listening to another Song Sparrow singing it's heart out. The major
differences with this and a Springtime song were that if you were a short
distance away from the bird you would not have heard it because it was singing so
softly and it's song would have put the very best canary to shame. To listen to
it one would not have thought it was coming from that particular bird. I happened
to have a very good vantage point about 8' above the bird and could see as well
as hear it singing.

I would love to catch another one singing like that.

Roger Craik
Maple Ridge BC