Hey, all. In one of the more remarkable developments in birding in recent years, White-throated Sparrows have suddenly started singing a new song. The past few days, the two or possibly more White-throated Sparrows at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder Co., have started singing, and they are singing this new song! I haven't been able to get a good audio recording yet.
If you're like me and grew up with White-throated Sparrow song in a different part of the ABA Area, this new song is really quite startling. And beautiful. You'll recognize it as *Zonotrichia* song, but it's really distinct from the way White-throated Sparrows sang in the not-so-distant past. The birds seem to be most reliable right around the feeding station. If I may opine: Playing a recording to try to get the birds to vocalize is recommended against; while playback works great in getting birds to come out and make sounds, it also has a way of making birds sound weird. Just listen out there. You'll hear it soon enough. Here is some information on the new song, including good audio: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/the-white-throated-sparrow-song-thats-taking-over-north-america/ Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder Co. -- -- 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/CAGk944cKbuyLsDvtR0mCkK89SbNxPT2AQv2Bgsw-FDi5oVd1Fw%40mail.gmail.com.
