Subject: Western Wood Pewee
Date: Apr 8 22:32:01 2003
From: Mike Patterson - celata at pacifier.com


But always worth asking since the calls are dissimilar
only to an experienced ear and Eastern Wood Pewees run
4-5 weeks ahead of Westerns in phenology....

Michael Dossett wrote:
>
> Although quite early, since this bird was originally
> detected by voice and was heard clearly there is
> little doubt that this is indeed a Western Wood Pewee
> rather than an Eastern Wood Pewee. The calls and
> songs of the two are quite dissimilar.
>
> Michael Dossett
> Bothell, WA (but formerly from the midwest)
> phainopepla at yahoo.com
>
> --- Mike Patterson <celata at pacifier.com> wrote:
> > The next question:
> >
> > Is it a WESTERN Wood Pewee?
> >
> > Michael Dossett wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Tweets,
> > >
> > > This morning between 6 and 6:30 AM. Western Wood
> > > Pewee was calling from the DNR land on the hill
> > next
> > > to my house, south of the Kenmore Gun Ranges on
> > the
> > > edge of Bothell. I checked it out briefly and
> > found
> > > it calling from a snag. On summer and late spring
> > > evenings as many as a dozen can be heard at this
> > > location.
> > >
> > > As I recall someone reported one somewhere in the
> > > south sound last week? This is still 4 or 5 weeks
> > > early.
> > >
> > > Michael Dossett
> > > Bothell, WA
> > > Phainopepla at yahoo.com
> > >
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> > --
> > Mike Patterson
> > Astoria, OR
> > celata at pacifier.com
> >
> > A child who becomes acquainted with the birds about
> > him
> > hears every sound and puzzles out its meaning with a
> > cleverness
> > that amazes those with ears who hear not.
> >
> >
> > -Neltje Blanchan
> >
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Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
celata at pacifier.com

A child who becomes acquainted with the birds about him
hears every sound and puzzles out its meaning with a cleverness
that amazes those with ears who hear not.

-Neltje Blanchan

http://www.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird/bird.html