Re: saltmarsh vs nelson's vocalizations

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Hi Folks!

I do not recall hearing Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrows singing at
night....but then again, the song does not travel well. Perhaps they are
drowned out by the rails, Seaside Sparrows, Marsh Wrens, quack ducks....and
1,000,000,000 mosquitoes.

I had my first migrant Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow this afternoon at the
Chesapeake Beach ballfield ponds/marsh...in the phragmotes along the west
dike. It looked like a James Bay (alterus, not a nelsoni).

Good Birding!

Jim

Jim Stasz
North Beach MD
jlstasz@aol.com

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