dmark@sunybcs.UUCP (David Mark) (06/14/88)
In article <592@siemens.UUCP> tjo@cadillac.siemens.com (Tom Ostrand) writes: > > Since bird song identification seems to be this week's topic, > can anyone help figure out this one: > > the pattern is something like ralala-ralala-ralala(-ralala), sometimes > 3, sometimes 4 repetitions. The "ra" is at a slightly higher pitch and > intensity than the "lala". > Its most notable characteristic is the sound quality: it's a very > musical, ringing sound, and it seems almost like a synthesizer. It is almost certainly a Carolina Wren. The pattern described is recognizable, and the ringing sound seems to confirm it. Officially, it is said to say: "Tea-kettle, tea-kettle, tea-kettle, ..." The song is 'ventriloqual, and the singing bird may be very hard to see. They often sing from within brushpiles and tangles. David Mark, dmark@joey.cs.buffalo.edu