Re: Geese are moving!

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Bonnie,

Interesting.  I would be curious to know the text from where this "barking"
description derives.  The best description I have read is in Rising's "The
Sparrows of the US and Canada" which describes the loud distinctive call note
of Songs' as ".. a distinctive tchenk, tchip, or chimp, and often is a useful
aid to identification."  (p.191 in the 1996 edition).  Most of us over here in
the "hinter lands of Ol' Virginny" tend to agree with Rising, and I use the
"chimp" mnemonic during walks because it is easy for beginners to remember.
And I agree, the soft spoken "tseep" call note is a tough one to ID,
especially when nearby Swamps' are doing their "tsup" call (which is a bit
louder and having more emphasis on the ending portion whereas the Song is
softer, almost trailing at the end...oh, and Rising doesn't describe this
Swamp call!).

Kurt

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