Re: Trying to id a bird by call only

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 05:45:25 -0700 (PDT), hawkeye
<hawkeye96@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>On Jun 30, 9:50 am, 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  is learned.  The 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.


Occasionally they say "Drink your tea!" but usually they just say
"your tea" and often just "tea."

Mary Ann
Barnwell, SC