Re: Trying to id a bird by call only

On Jun 30, 9:50=A0am, maryann kolb <mk...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> You are right about regional accents. I think this is an indication
> that at least part of a bird's repertoire =A0is learned. =A0The Towhees
> that I hear here in
> South Carolina seem to have a much different song than those I grew up
> around in Virginia.

Rufour-Sided Towhees around here (on the northern Virginia Piedmont)
"drink your tea."
What do they do in South Carolina?

I agree that regional accents, i.e., learned melodies, abound in many
species.