Thanks, Kevin.

I considered that it might be just the loud part of a bewick wren's call,
but it seemed awfully loud for that, and a bewick's also tends to settle on
one or two phrases that it repeats over and over. This bird kept changing
the phrase, and the phrase was sometimes sweet and clear, sometimes buzzy.
Seemed awfully versatile for a bewick's wren. Of course, I'm willing to
entertain the possibility of a versatile bewick's, especially since I only
had the song to go on!

My head's fine. As a colleague pointed out, it's a battle scar, complete
with bragging rights! Thanks for asking.

Katie
Beacon Hill, Seattle

-----Original Message-----
From: Li, Kevin
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 5:53 PM
To: Sauter, Katie
Subject: re: mockingbird


Hi Katie,

On occasion they've been reported, east of the mountains I believe, but I
haven't heard of any lately. Any chance it was a Bewick's wren?

I still have scrub jays in my neighborhood, and Kris said she heard babies a
few days ago.

I hope your head is OK!

Kevin
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