Re: [cobirds] Re: Question about song of Colorado white-throated sparrows

2020-07-04 Thread Diana Beatty
The question that came to my mind is about song change over time in general - if we were to travel back in time 1000 years, for example, would we recognize the White-throated Sparrow song at all? On Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 8:13 PM Sandra Laursen wrote: > I don't know the answer, but can recommend

[cobirds] Re: Question about song of Colorado white-throated sparrows

2020-07-04 Thread Sandra Laursen
I don't know the answer, but can recommend the piece by Sarah Zhang in the Atlantic Monthly, with recordings and sonograms https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/07/bird-song-sparrows/613768/ On Saturday, July 4, 2020 at 6:59:33 PM UTC-6, Willem van Vliet wrote: > > > A study, just

[cobirds] Question about song of Colorado white-throated sparrows

2020-07-04 Thread Willem van Vliet
A study, just published, shows the progressive eastward adoption of a doublet-ending song among white-throated sparrows, replacing the traditional triplet ending. The researchers found that birds from different dialect groups overwinter together and suggest song tutoring during this time is

[cobirds] Walker Pit, Douglas

2020-07-04 Thread 'Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds
Urling & I just observed a dozen Am. Avocets on a sand bar at the Walker Road Gravel Pit. (10 a.m.). With them a yellowlegs, 3 Mallards, and 26 Canada Geese. And across the lake, 4-5 adult Black Angus & one kid. Hugh Kingery -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: [cobirds] Colorado's 350 State Wildlife Areas

2020-07-04 Thread Charles Hundertmark
Great information, Diana. Thank you. Chuck > On Jul 4, 2020, at 9:43 AM, Diana Beatty wrote: > > I had a conversation online with a man known as "Hiking Bob" who writes for > the Colorado Springs Independent and has interviewed CPW staff multiple times > about this situation. He told me

Re: [cobirds] Re: Colorado's 350 State Wildlife Areas

2020-07-04 Thread Diana Beatty
I had a conversation online with a man known as "Hiking Bob" who writes for the Colorado Springs Independent and has interviewed CPW staff multiple times about this situation. He told me that he is being told by the staff that if one has either a hunting or fishing license, that that is