Nice sound observations Marie. The other morning, early, at the Arboretum, an American Robin singing, also very quietly, like under his breath. I took it to be a young one also, practicing
Delights abound. Linda Sent from my iPhone On Dec 1, 2011, at 4:32 PM, Marie P Read <m...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Hi all, > > Walking back from the back of my yard just now, I heard a distant Northern > Cardinal singing. Wondering where it was, I went a little further and to my > surprise the song immediately changed direction. Listening carefully, I > realized that it was not distant at all, but was coming from my Blue Spruce > tree just about 8 feet above my head! It was a cardinal singing VERY VERY > quietly! Presumably it's the young male (dark beak) that comes to the feeder > and he is roosting in that tree. > > Also of interest, a Tufted Titmouse has been singing on and off around the > yard for a couple of days. The song sounds a little wobbly...also a young > bird? > > And finally, at noon there was a bemused looking Ruffed Grouse standing at > the very edge of the woods on Baker Hill Rd at Mt Pleasant Rd. Seemed to be > soaking up the sun, and apparently not perturbed when I backed up to watch it > for a while. > > Birds never cease to delight me! > Marie > > > > Marie Read Wildlife Photography > 452 Ringwood Road > Freeville NY 13068 USA > > Phone 607-539-6608 > e-mail m...@cornell.edu > > http://www.marieread.com > > Now on FaceBook > https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marie-Read-Wildlife-Photography/104356136271727 > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
