[obol] Alder Flycatcher recordings from Benton County

[Darrel Faxon]

Alder Flycatcher recordings from Benton CountyRandy, Doug, et al,
    If that was an Alder Flycatcher, then there was a singing bird at Thornton Creek, Lincoln County in late May or early June a few years back.  I don't have the date.  But the calling bird here sounded exactly like the one recorded by Randy.  I thought at the time it was likely an Alder Flycatcher, because the call was distinct from Willow, with which I am very familiar, but having only a subjective written description of the voice ( fee-be-o) I wasn't confident to make the call.  Having now heard a recording, I am certain it exactly matches what I heard.  One of the things that seems to me distinctive is that the Alder song sounds like it starts with a rolling "r" sound, rather than the explosive "f" in the "fitz" of the Willow.  So we are back to subjective voice descriptions, but the sound itself is certainly different.

Darrel Faxon
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robinson, Douglas 
  To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu 
  Cc: Moore, Randy 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 3:58 PM
  Subject: [obol] Alder Flycatcher recordings from Benton County


  Hi all,

  Randy Moore asked me to post his Alder Flycatcher recordings on the web. They are at the following link:

  http://fw.oregonstate.edu/robinson/links/OregonBirds.htm

  Let us know if you have thoughts or concerns.

  Have fun out there,
  Doug


  W. Douglas Robinson
  Associate Professor
  Dept. Fisheries and Wildlife
  104 Nash Hall
  Oregon State University
  Corvallis, OR 97331
  541 737 9501
  http://fw.oregonstate.edu/robinson





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