Magnus et al,
This call sounds perfect for Upland Sandpiper to me. As Bill Evans pointed out, there's nothing else in North America that sounds like this. There is some variation in the number of notes given by Upland, and this bird gave a common pattern of two similar rising notes followed by a lower, softer note. Sometimes there are three or more rising notes, and sometimes the terminal note is very faint or lacking. But this call is well within the norm for the species. I don't know all the European possibilities, but I would be very surprised if another species could match this call so well. best, Michael Michael O'Brien Victor Emanuel Nature Tours www.ventbird.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Magnus Robb" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected] Call ListServe" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 5:06:50 AM Subject: [nfc-l] Upland Sandpiper in Portugal? While recording the other night at Sintra, Portugal, I heard a single call that seems to me to be spot on for an Upland Sandpiper. I should explain that this is a species that has only been recorded twice in Portugal. We have been having a major influx of Nearctic waders in Europe, so now would be a good time for one to show up. Anyway, the question is whether this really sounds as good for Upland as I think it does. I've only seen and heard one before, though I've listened to recordings many times. So I'd be very grateful for some feedback about this call. If you heard it over North America, would it go down as an Upland, and does it still stand up to scrutiny on closer analysis? I've compared it with examples on www.xeno-canto.org and find that it is particularly close to the last two examples from Argentina. But nothing beats field experience, which I hardly have for this species. I'd love to know your opinions and if possible hear some night migration examples from North America. I'm sending the recording to the list via yousendit, so that only those who are interested need to download it. Let me know if there are any problems. If this doesn't work then I'll have to think of something else. I don't have my own website. best regards, Magnus -- NFC-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_WELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_RULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC-L_SubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NFC-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NFCL.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- NFC-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_WELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_RULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC-L_SubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NFC-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NFCL.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
