I’m no longer able to post to the group, although I still receive my daily digest (meaning I AM subscribed), so this comes via e-mail. At Rabbit Valley in rocks and Junipers, I heard an unidentified song, "zee-do, whee-zee", or "whee-zee, whee-zee" (|-|-) with long pauses between iterations, about the pitch, timbre, and buzziness of a Sage Sparrow song. The Sage sparrows I saw weren't singing or calling. Does anyone have a clue? What do local Sage Sparrows sound like? The ones on the tapes have an 8-10 syllable songs with rhythm sort of like -|--| |--|, mixes of iambs & anapests. This was the same area where I saw the Black-throated Gray Warbler singing its typical song and also Juniper Titmice. > Silt & Fruita Eurasian Collared Doves European Starlings House Sparrows > Along the Colorado (Grand) River, Silt – Grand Junction Canada Goose (2) Mallard (1) Great-tailed Grackle (1) Red-tailed Hawk (1) Turkey Vulture (6) Common Raven (8) Western Meadowlark (2) European Starling (3, at bluebird boxes, sigh) (NO (0) Red-wing Blackbirds!!!!!) (NO (0) swallows of any ilk.) Riparian without Tarmarisk (0 acres). Correlation?? > Rabbit Valley (“Road” 3, south from OHV training track to river > overlook) Say’s Phoebe (1) Western Meadowlark (8 singing males, 1 female) Vesper Sparrow (6) Sage Thrasher (1) Sage Sparrow (2) Black-throated Sparrow (3 singing males) Scott’s Oriole (probably, 1 singing, not seen, just heard) House Finch (8 singing males. 1 singing female type with no red at all, in full song) Juniper Titmouse (4) Black-throated Gray Warbler (1 singing male) Gray Vireo (2) Dark-eyed Junco, Gray-headed race (8) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1) Common Raven (4) Turkey Vulture (2) Rock Wren (2 singing males) Black-chinned Hummingbird (1 female) (NO Lark Sparrows (0) !!!!!!! (most common bird, 06-12-09) Western Wood-Pewee (1) Gray Flycatcher (2) Cassin’s Kingbird (1) Northern Flicker (1) > Colorado National Monument Common Raven (many) Turkey Vulture (many) White-throated Swift (many) Black Swift (1) Western Scrub Jay (2) House Finch (4) > Brewster Ridge (up BLM road about 1 ½ mi east of Utah border south > from old US 6 to about ¾ mi north of I-70, and along old 6 from Utah > about 5 miles) Mountain Bluebird (1) Loggerhead Shrike (1) Horned Lark (12) Vesper Sparrow (6) Common Raven (6) Red-tailed Hawk (1) American Kestrel (1) Turkey Vulture (2) Chipping Sparrow (1) Black-throated Sparrow (2) Brewer’s Sparrow (1) White-throated Swift (several) (NO Lark Sparrows. Must be late arrivers.) > Along Old US 6 from Utah to Fruita Barn Swallow (1) (NO (0) Red-wing Blackbirds!!!!!) Riparian without Tarmarisk (0 acres). Correlation?? Red-tailed Hawk (1) Canada Goose (4) European Starling (10) Rock Pigeon (14) > Bair Ranch rest area Steller’s Jay (2) American Robin (1)
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