Laura:
Could it be a Thrush? Possibly a Swainson's Thrush with its beautiful,
spiraling, ascending song?
Yours, Carol Schulz
DesMoines, WA
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From: <lbell at pdx.edu>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 4:46 PM
Subject: more mystery


>
> Greg and all--that wasn't my original question, you're right. Sorry. I
grew
> up in Port Orchard, Wa, and miss the song of a particular warbler...It
prefers
> wetlands and swampy areas, and sings mostly at twilight. I heard it last
> summer while camping at the base of Mt. Hood, but other than that, I
haven't
> heard it where I live here in Oregon. The song is a beautifully ascending
> little number with an unforgettable lilting cadence.
>
> Laura Smith
> Portland, Oregon
> lbell at pdx.edu
>