On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 7:51:51 AM UTC-4, Jim Wilson wrote:
> While doing a yard walk early this morning, I heard a short (1 to 2 seconds) low pitched guttural � like rattle.� I found a Blue Jay to be the source.� I watched it open its bill and bob while it made this �song.�� At first I thought that this bird had a bad sore throat, but then I heard the same sound coming from a different location.� I did a search on xeno canto and did find a recording of the call.�for anyone who has never heard this call (including me), this is the� xeno canto web site:� http://www.xeno-canto.org/98814�Jim WilsonQueenstown�ps:� no Dark-eyed Juncos at the feeders this morning.
Jim,
That is wild! I've never heard any bird make that noise let alone the blue jay! We're still learning about this bird! Incredible.
Dean
Overlea, MD
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