Unknown bird call/song st joseph island ontario canada (1 Viewer)

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simongodfrey

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• Jun 30, 2017

• #1

Is this a sparrow or could it just be a bug. Recorded just now. Thank u. Heard three times, makes a repetitive noise, the crow interrupts it the first two time lol

 

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birdmeister

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• Jun 30, 2017

• #2

I am guessing an insect, it certainly doesn't sound like any birds I know. Perhaps it is possible that it is a fledgling of some kind, but my guess is still an insect.

 

Rapala

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• Jun 30, 2017

• #3

Sounds a lot like a Clay-colored Sparrow, although it may very well some type of insect (cicada?). What was the habitat like? Clay-colored Sparrows prefer prairies with intermittent shrub/tree growth. The yellowthroats in your recording make me think marsh or other damp area, but then again, birds can turn up anywhere.

 

RJP

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• Jun 30, 2017

• #4

What Rapala said.

 

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simongodfrey

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• Jun 30, 2017

• #5

Rapala said:

Sounds a lot like a Clay-colored Sparrow, although it may very well some type of insect (cicada?). What was the habitat like? Clay-colored Sparrows prefer prairies with intermittent shrub/tree growth. The yellowthroats in your recording make me think marsh or other damp area, but then again, birds can turn up anywhere.

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yeah it seemed like a wet area, a field was across the road though, not too close to water. a clay coloured sparrow was heard singing its normal song before this recording, so that makes sense