Re: "Barking" Song Sparrows [was: Re: Geese are moving!]

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Phil Davis wrote:
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> I independently came to the conclusion, years ago, that Song Sparrows
> "bark".  I don't recall reading or hearing of this mnemonic from any other
> birders ...
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>	I wish I could remember where I read this! I think it might have been a Bird- magazine. I think what makes it easier for people to understand is the visual association of a tiny dog "barking". So many sparrows chip, seep, tchup that a similar definition gets lost to newer birders. However, invisioning a little dog "woofing" in the brush is an association people seem to carry in their memory.
	Bonnie Ott

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