[pct-l] birds

[blisterfree at isp01.net (Brett)]

> I can sit at dusk and listen to a Hermit
> thrush for a long time, with pleasure.


What many folks may not realize - and this included me for a 
confounded period of years as well - is that the hermit 
thrush, in addition to its well-known and beautiful song, 
also has a call that is categorically awful. This "dud" is a 
single syllable squeak, rising in pitch, and sounding 
something like a rusty door hinge. You'll most often hear 
the hermit thrush using this call during the day, whereas 
its beautiful and familiar song is generally heard in the 
evening. Once identified, the harsh call is just as 
unmistakable as the song.

Apparently the avian gods have a sense of humor!

- blisterfree


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