On Jun 26, 6:41=A0am, Cheryl Isaak <cherylis...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Every morning starting as the sun begins to rise (5 AM or so), I'm
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> call Veer,veer,veer (pause) Veer, veer, veeeR
> If sounds as if it is sitting on the ****ch roof, but I haven't seen it
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> and can't spot it. Some mornings it sounds like there is more than one
> singer.
> I've used Whatbird to listen to everything I've spotted in the yard,
> including a few guesses based on what my neighbor sees at her feeder. I
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> a largish open grassy area with the liberal remains of the forest/woods
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> were here when we bought the land.
Cheryl, it's interesting that you chose that mnemonic for the
vocalization, because that is the one that the Veery gets its name
from. Now, this is the Veery's call, not it's song. But even the
cadence fits. Its song is really fantastic, as are lots of thrushes,
as it sings two notes at once (birds can do this), and sings in
what I call a "downward spiral".
If this is a Veery, it's possible it is no longer singing much (or
at all?). As spring turns into summer, I hear them calling a lot
more often than I hear them singing. And apparently they are
pretty thick in your area in the summer:
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/htm03/ra2003_red/ra07560.htm
Randy
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