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Winter song
- To: "'carolinabirds@duke.edu'" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Winter song
- From: "Armstrong, Craig" <CraigArmstrong@PerformanceInc.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 10:26:17 -0500
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
I went for a walk this morning to watch the sunrise and listen to the birds
wake up. Opening the door I was greeted with an amazing song from the dark,
one I didn't recognize. It sounded like the song of a finch, repeating and
going on and on like so many finches seem to. I made my way toward the
trees where the songs were coming from and was able to make out the tiniest
silhouette of the singing bird perched about 15 feet up. I couldn't make
out many characteristics of the bird and figured it was either a Kinglet,
Junco, or Winter Wren from it's size, or maybe a Warbler I didn't know. As
soon as light peeked over the horizon the songs stopped and the little guy
disappeared.
This is where I have to give thanks to technology. I went home and put in
the Stokes bird call CD set to check out the 3 main suspects. Found out it
was the Winter Wren. I had no idea they sang such beautiful songs, I'm only
used to hearing their constant low muttering when following them on the
ground through thickets.
A wonderful way to start the day.
Craig Armstrong / Chapel Hill