Re: [nfc-l] Buzz call over western Pennsylvania

Sun, 21 Sep 2014 21:30:07 -0700

Geoff,

 

Good recording - almost TOO good.  I think it sounds right for Dickcissel, but perhaps what has folks concerned is that it almost echoes in the recording, but probably in life it was the short, flat, almost truncated "fpppt" to which we're accustomed.  The only other bird I could think of that would be similar would be Blue Grosbeak, but it isn't "musical" enough, nor does it have the slight variance in pitch that that species exhibits.

 

Jay Keller,

San Diego, CA

-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Malosh
Sent: Sep 21, 2014 9:10 PM
To: NFC-L
Subject: [nfc-l] Buzz call over western Pennsylvania

Hi all,

 

I heard the attached buzz-type call on the morning of Sept 19 during the very large flight over the Pittsburgh suburbs I posted about a few days ago. My first thought was Dickcissel when I heard in real time it but a few people have commented that it doesn’t sound exactly right in the attached recording, which is true. Northern Rough-winged Swallow was the other immediate thought . . . any other possibilities?

 

The call in question is at 2.6 seconds into the clip. The same or a different bird sounds like it calls a few tenths of a second before that. Thanks for any comments.

 

Geoff Malosh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 

 

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