[obol] need ID help

Ann Chamberlain mazoerr at netscape.com
Tue May 22 11:24:55 PDT 2007


Dear Folks -

Heard a bird I cannot ID today.  Since my accident I cannot hold my 
binocs so am relying on my ears and what I can see with the naked eye.

Perched in the top of a big Doug fir, repeated clear notes, all the same 
tone, three to seven notes, followed by a guttural 'chuck'.  Sounded 
like an Icterid, but I cannot find anything to match.

Couldn't see much color but it appeared to have a yellow wash on the 
breast.  Good-sized bird, about black-headed grosbeak size.

Never heard it here before (~1400 ft., forest and field) and now it is gone.

Thanks in advance - Ann outside of Myrtle Creek




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