Tweets - I'm pretty sure I've heard juncos do that sound at this time of
year. They seem to have FAR more vocalizations than we give them credit
for.

- Michael Hobbs

On Tue, Apr 1, 2025, 8:18 PM Robert O'Brien via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> I hope somebody answers, Carol. I heard it today just as you described,

> tall fir trees.. But my phone's battery was dead so no chance for Merlin.

> Hopefully I'll hear it again tomorrow with charged batteries. But, no, you

> said Merlin could not iD it. A mystery to be solved.. Bob OBrien rural

> Portland.

>

> On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM Tom and Carol Stoner via Tweeters <

> tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

>

>> I'm hoping for a hint from the combined wisdom/experience of the Tweeters

>> community to resolve this mystery. For the past month or so, I've been

>> hearing a soft buzz-buzz from high in tall Douglas Firs along California

>> Ave. near the base of Gatewood Hill in West Seattle. Today I tried Merlin

>> to see if it could identify the sound. No joy. The pair of buzzes repeats

>> every 4 - 5 seconds.

>>

>> Any hints or suggestions about what this might be or resources to check?

>>

>> Thanks--

>> Carol Stoner

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