Outdoor Ontario
Discussion => Behaviour => Topic started by: Napper on June 29, 2014, 11:42:25 AM
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Hey
Do Eastern Phoebe's song ever vary? I've got a bird that is singing a really up tempo 4 note pre-amble ending with a similar ending to a Phoebe's song
I might have to record it.
it is starting sound like a Siskin. I'll go record it after the big game
Napper :cry: :oops:
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I'm sure doctoral theses have been written on this subject, but my layman's opinion is that all bird species have variability in their songs - some much more than others. My first ear-opener on this was 20 years ago, in Manitoba. I was searching for a bird that was singing a song similar to a Song Sparrow. It turned out to be a Song Sparrow with a Manitoba accent.
More recently, there was a Willow Flycatcher in Sam Smith Park 2 or 3 years ago that sometimes did a call that was really similar to an Olive-sided Flycatcher. It got a few of us going!
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