In a message dated 6/24/2004 9:25:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
 writes:

> I
> put it down as a possible Bob-white or European Starling (the
> latter were seen nearby, later).
>

Being a user of hearing aids while birding, bird song can be somewhat
distorted for me. Nonetheless, I am still curious as to how bird song experts
differentiate between the call of an actual Bobwhite and good imitations of their
call by Starlings, the mimic family of birds, and for that matter, humans.  I'm
glad I usually see a few Bobwhite each year, mainly at Bombay Hook.

Ralph Wall
Great Falls, VA