Renee, I get this message when I try to listen to your recording:
Sorry, you can't view or download this file at this time.
However, what occurred to me as a possibility for the song you hear is a
singing Grasshopper Sparrow? In addition to their insect-like buzzing call,
they often at this time of year launch into a long, complex, very high-pitched
song, that can resemble the complex and chattery song of the Winter Wren. I'm
not familiar with this park, but is there Grasshopper Sparrow habitat there?
Could this be what you've been hearing?
Mary Ann Good
Purcellville, VA
-----Original Message-----
From: "Renee Grebe" <grebebird@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2011 8:02am
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Va-bird] Possible Winter Wren in Alexandria (w/recording)?
It seems impossible, but I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that there has
been
a POSSIBLE WINTER WREN singing in Loftridge Park (22303) for the past several
days. I've posted the 6 second version of the recording to GoogleDocs - if
there are any wren experts out there, I appreciate any help in identifying the
song.
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B_79wgEbGGf2NzgwOTEwMjQtZTIxZS00ZGJmLWFiNTItZDcwN2I1NDE3NTJk&hl=en_US
(hopefully this can be played on Windows Media Player - it's a recording from
my iPhone, so turn the sound way up)
I'm not sure of winter wren dates, but I would assume this would be a very
unlikely bird at this time of the year.
In the same general area, I've spotted two barred owls in the mornings two days
in a row - a wonderful sight any time of the year.
I look forward to any ideas about the song!
-Renee Grebe
Alexandria, VA
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