From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Fri Oct 3 23:30:18 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h946SMIC018164 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 3 Oct 2003 23:28:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rwcrmhc13.comcast.net (rwcrmhc13.comcast.net [204.127.198.39]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h946RcZP018123 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 3 Oct 2003 23:27:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from 204.127.197.113 ([204.127.197.113]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with SMTP id <2003100406273701500cl6bhe>; Sat, 4 Oct 2003 06:27:37 +0000 Received: from [12.234.165.24] by 204.127.197.113; Sat, 04 Oct 2003 06:27:35 +0000 From: [[email protected]] To: [[email protected]] (SBB Chat Group) Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 06:27:35 +0000 Message-ID: [[email protected]] X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Sep 30 2003) X-Authenticated-Sender: YmlyZGVybW9tQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0 Subject: [SBB] Almaden Quicksilver Hooter X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2+ Precedence: list List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Hi! Thanks for the input from Les, Bill and David. A few points I want to clarify: this noise-maker was heard at about 12:30 close to the ridgetop, on the right of the Hacienda Trail about 1/2 mile prior to the Capehorn Pass intersection. Also, there were no connifers apparent to me. This creature was indeed singing a little slower until I joined in, probably about every 4-6 seconds, but the pitch only wavered a little - hardly noticeable to anyone without a trained ear such as I have (musically speaking). The pitch would have been quite high (not high C, but close) as I have a 3 octave range (also, the pitch was only a little higher than that found on "Peterson Field Guide's Western Bird Songs" CD for the Northern Pygmy Owl). It started before I approached the area so I can't state if there was a start-up song. It stopped when the Chickadees harrassed it. Given the new information from your thoughtful e-mails, and the additional information I have provided here, I'm still guessing it probably was a Northern Pygmy Owl with the possibility that it could have been a Mirriam's Chipmunk. Good birding! Jean Myers _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]