Diana and David, Thanks so much. I think that, tomorrow (assuming I hear it again), I’ll record it. And then I can slow it down and count the beats. At my age, I can’t distinguish between 16 and 23 beats/sec. ;-)
I have a bunch of vocal flickers around, so I imagine it was one of them. But there are some Downys in my ‘hood as well—I just hear the less frequently. Gary Brower Unincorporated Arapahoe County > On Apr 24, 2021, at 9:16 AM, Diana Beatty <[email protected]> wrote: > > Downy's drums averagesabout 16 beats/sec and Flickers is more like 23 > beats/sec. Hairy is about 25 beats/sec. My personal experience is that > Downy waits longer between consecutive drums, on average. You may also want > to listen for the other sounds of Downy and Flicker. Flickers, in my > opinion, are relatively vocal birds that if they're around you'll hear them > at some point in most days just going about your business in that location. > Maybe some others have some better tips than me. > > Diana Beatty > El Paso County > > On Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 6:23 AM Gary Brower <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Good morning, birders! > > I’m sitting on my deck this morning, and listening to a woodpecker drum. I > suspect it’s either a Flicker or a Downy, but it’s much too far away to see. > > Is there a distinctive drum for either of these birds? > > Thanks! > > Gary Brower > Unincorporated Arapahoe County > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > <http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en> > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > <https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:cobirds%[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/855C5533-9128-41F9-ACEB-BD1466B11C64%40gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/855C5533-9128-41F9-ACEB-BD1466B11C64%40gmail.com>. > > > -- > ****** > > All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old > that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. > > > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/358D3005-E58D-4386-9290-AF6E13E0ABCD%40gmail.com.
