The sun is out and the contest for white-throat improv supremacy is ON! A tough audience of accomplished musicians, featuring song sparrow, mrs. cardinal, and badly pixelated fox sparrow.
Round 1.
Nice job with the downward movement. Quite unexpected.
Round 2.
Elegant. Just the essential tones.
Round 3.
Now we're talking! Fire away boys. Oh, a little stumble on that last run. Better luck next time, kid.
And the winner is...
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The white-throated sparrow's song is so familiar and tightly structured that variations are really noticeable. This morning, though, I didn't hear a single "true" version. [UPDATE: I've since consulted the authorities. Elliot features the upward version (which I thought was standard) but Kroodsma actually features the downward. Saunders highlights the variability of the white-throat's song.] I apologize for not getting a good photo of them, they were quite busy chasing each other (hence the singing contest). The fox sparrow photo was a complete accident (can you tell?)--I was firing away at a bush with a cardinal in it and lo and behold...
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