We talked about this a while back, I think the answer was excess hormones
in juv males, and I've been hearing it too. The incomplete songs are part
of the package too
Cliff, Seattle cliff at cliffdrake.net

At 01:44 PM 12/14/2005, Linda Phillips wrote:
>Pam & Tweeters:
>I too heard a Song Sparrow singing yesterday and wondered the same thing
>. Does any one have insights into this they can share? The one I heard.
>Wallace Swamp Creek Park-Kenmore) had forgotten some of the words or
>something it was clearly a Song Sparrow song but it didn't sound quite
>right.
>
>Pam wrote
>Each morning for the past week I've been very pleasantly woken at sunrise
>by the sound of a song sparrow. Isn't December a bit early to be marking
>out territory and attracting mates? Is this typical?
>
>Linda Phillips
>sweetmem at juno.com
>Kenmore 98028-2616
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