Date: 3/3/26 11:42 pm From: cossypha via groups.io <leonard.janetl...> Subject: Re: [pen-bird] Song ID Help - Bewick's Wren?
Not a mockingbird?
On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM Kent Forward via groups.io <kforward=
<yahoo.com...> wrote:
> Good Afternoon Birders,
>
> Most of the day Monday from somewhere back in the willows behind our house
> a quite complex and amazing song was heard. I couldn't help thinking of
> Bewick's Wren because of their many variations of complex vocalizations,
> but I've never heard one quite so elaborate with these amazing bends and
> pitches! Perhaps the Miles Davis of Bewick's Wrens? I tried running it
> through Merlin / BirdNet as well, and they're stumped. So thought it would
> be worth running by the group for thoughts on the ID from the good ear
> birders in our community. The best audio I could get is in this eBird
> checklist, there's a bit of sound from our fountain but it's fairly clear:
>
> https://ebird.org/atlascalifornia/checklist/S305461066 >
> A few other birding highlights from today included a FOS (and about a
> month early!) Black-headed Grosbeak in our feeder today:
>
> https://ebird.org/atlascalifornia/checklist/S305658410 >
> And I was pleasantly surprised to encounter the continuing over-wintering
> Black-and-white Warbler at Frenchman's Creek Park:
>
> https://ebird.org/atlascalifornia/checklist/S305732886 >
> Starting to feel like spring out there!
>
> Happy birding,
> Kent Forward
> El Granada
>
>
> --
Janet L. Leonard
