Date: 3/25/26 11:55 am From: Lisa Ruby via groups.io <lbruby1...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Odd bird song in Poway yesterday afternoon
Hi,
I was on a bike ride yesterday afternoon and stopped at Valle Verde Park
for a little while to check for birds. Right when I got there I heard a
bird singing and I could not identify the song. Merlin couldn't either,
despite repetitive singing and the bird being close. I have a recording.
After putting the recording on the computer, amplifying it and playing
it back to Merlin, Merlin finally decided it was a Mountain Chickadee.
That seems like a distinct possibility, but I don't think I've ever
heard a Mountain Chickadee song sound quite like this. Possibly at Mount
Palomar where I've heard them make different sounds, but I don't
remember. It's not unusual for me to run across Chickadees around the
Poway and Carmel Mountain Ranch area at this time of year. I've listened
to many recordings of Chickadees online and can't find one like this.
I've listened to a lot of Warbler songs and none of those matched
either. I posted the recording under passerine sp on my list, which is here:
Anyone know for sure if this was a Mountain Chickadee, or know what it
was if it was something else?
Lisa Ruby
Sabre Springs
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Lisa Ruby
Sabre Springs
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