Date: 6/25/25 1:39 pm From: Sally M. Walters via groups.io <bajaowl...> Subject: Re: [centralvalleybirds] Chew schew of mockingbird
Thanks Joyce. It is the call recorded by Will Hershberger in Maryland on July 05, 1997. It sounds perfect on my computer, not on my cell phone. Thanks so much! It was slow and monotonous between calls.
Sally M. Walters
Sacramento
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> On Jun 25, 2025, at 11:18 AM, Joyce Bond <chantedor...> wrote:
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> Hi Sally,
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> My Audubon California app (now discontinued) has a recording of this called the "Chewk" call. And I found a description of the "chew" call on Cornell's All About Birds website, where the second sentence probably describes what you've been hearing: "Northern Mockingbirds make a harsh, dry chew or hew when mobbing nest predators or chasing other mockingbirds. Mates exchange a softer version of this call during incubation and nestling periods, or when the female leaves the nest while incubating." See https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Mockingbird/sounds.
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> Joyce Bond
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> On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM Sally M. Walters via groups.io <http://groups.io/> <bajaowl...> <mailto:<gmail.com...>> wrote:
>> Slowly paced single chew or schew call of mocking bird adults with nest and young. Adults have been doing this call for last 2 months mostly when hidden. It drove me nuts trying find the source. Merlin app did not recognize it. None of my books mention it. Any thoughts?
>> Sally M. Walters
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