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Carolina/Black-capped Chickidee
- To: "Carolina Birds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Carolina/Black-capped Chickidee
- From: "Reece Mitchell" <rmitche2@tds.net>
- Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 16:56:50 -0500
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Today at about 5400 ft. elevation I heard a chickidee song that seemed
intermediate between Black-capped and Carolina. It had some of the higher
pitched song of the Black-capped but added a phrase that was lower.
I know these two species interbreed but to hybrids sing an intermediate
song?
Reece
Reece 'n Judy Mitchell
Flat Rock, NC
rmitche2@tds.net