Patricia,

Do you think it could be a Spotted Towhee? Try this site for some sound files that might help:
http://www.naturesongs.com/paruicte.html#embe

I know how maddening it can be to try to ID a bird by yourself...especially when you can't see it! :-)

Good luck!

Karla

Karla Grimwood
Carnation (Lake Marcel), WA
p_grimwood at msn.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Patricia Hansen
Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 5:37 PM
To: TWEETERS
Subject: what bird could this be

I have been hearing a sort of trilling for the last few days. The noise is
sort of a cross between a hummingbird zinging by and a cicada, short burst
strung together, that go on and on and on. I can't seem to spot any bird
nearby that's making this sound but I can hear it changing location in the
trees. Can somebody please tell me.

Patricia Hansen
1 balcony, First floor
University Place, Wa. USA
pmhansen at drizzle.com


"Use what talent you possess:
the woods would be
very silent if no birds sang
except those that sang best."
- Henry Van Dyke