Hi,
Today (July-7) and the day before, I was witness to
some new bird behaviour (at least to me) and what is
more surprising is that the time I was again enticed
into birding, was 1AM !
Yesterday at 1AM:
An empty parking lot attracted me as I could hear
sharp single note, bird calls. As I searched thought
the parking lot, I was unable to sight the bird. A
tree seemed to be the source of the calls but upon
getting closer the calls stopped and I was left in the
dark! (intended pun)
Then nearby I heard another call, this time it was
repetitive, soft and not smooth. On getting closer to
the other tree, noticed that the calling bird was an
American Robin. The call gave me the impression that
this was a young one who was calling out for its
parents, meaning it was a call I would associate with
a fledging. But then surprisingly, another American
Robin from somewhere beyond the parking lot answered
and that too with the same call ! So perhaps this was
a regular call and me being new even to the common
American Robin, might have assumed that it was a
fledging call. I would like to know from the readers,
if American Robins are known to call out at 1AM, if
this kind of behaviour has been noticed by someone
else too?
Today at 1AM:
As I was driving through, a clear, sharp call of a
bird attracted me to a tree. The bird was evidently a
marvelous songster ! It had such amazing clarity and
variety in its calls. The calls were clear and loud.
After searching through the possible perches of this
bird, I zeroed in on a tree. Since the foliage was
dense I could not see the bird from far. A cautious
approach to the tree, revealed to me that this bird
wasn't frightened of me at all and that the cautious
approach was a waste. It continued with its excellent
range of calls even when I was under it. Since it was
dark I could not make out much of the bird. I could
only discern that it had a white neck, breast and
under belly. The underside of the tail seemed white
too. It was smaller and sleeker than a Starling and I
think that the tail was round-ended. What I think
should be a good way to identify this bird is the
repertoire of the calls that it was making. Any clues
as to which songster this was?
thanks,
Deapesh,
Fairfax.
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