The Swainson's Thrush arrived at their usual time, May 18-19. Alert hweep!s and relaxed hwips were abundant the past ten days - but no attract-a-mate up-spiraling calls? Those usually begin within a few days, but perhaps the females arrived a bit later this year. No point in showing off one's best singing with no attractive audience to hear it!
I should probably stop hwip∙ping at them when they announce their presence; I might be canceling an appropriate alert before it's prudent, or telling them 'this spot is taken' and driving them away from us to sing up a new family!
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| pay no attention to the towhee at left, but instead his sneaky Swainson's shadow on the right! |
Lórien is feeling quite cheerful now that her favorite bird call is in the neighborhood. Cheerful is good.
from allaboutbirds.org - Swainson's Thrush
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