Subject: thrush song
Date: Mar 29 18:11:01 2004
From: Martyn Stewart - mstew at naturesound.org


Thanks for your comments Charles, to a certain point I would agree with you,
the sound can often be misleading, but as I had said previously, I did get a
physical ID on the bird, I am back from Nebraska this weekend and after a
well deserved sleep in this morning, I took the dog to State park today in
the fabulous sunshine and the thrush was singing away till his little heart
was content, so just to clarify, it is a Swainson's thrush.
BTW I have had many people e-mail me privately to say that they also have
had sightings of the bird and indeed Judy saw one the day before making my
record second hand :(

Martyn

Martyn Stewart
Birds Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
http://www.naturesound.org
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Redmond. Washington. USA
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From: TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu
[mailto:TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Charles Swift
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 9:28 AM
To: Tweeters
Subject: thrush song

Hi All -

I listened to the thrush song posted on naturesounds.org and am not
convinced it is a Swainson's Thrush. It is certainly reminiscent of
Swainson's but there is something odd about it. To my ear it has some
qualities of a Hermit Thrush as well.

I agree with others that is seems way too early for Swainson's even for
being on the west side. Here in the interior we do not see (or hear)
Swainson's Thrush until very late May or even early June. The weather has
been quite mild here but of course the neotrops wintering in Mexico and
Central America do not know that!

You can hear a Hermit Thrush at: http://birds.cornell.edu/bow/HERTHR/ I'd be
interested in hearing what others think (unless I've missed the discussion).

thanks, Charles.
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Charles E. Swift
Moscow, ID, USA
charless at moscow.com
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