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Birders . . . Kindly help with ID

bajacalifornian - 5-29-2013 at 11:38 AM

I've a favorite bird voice that rises up, not as bird but as jungle animal. A recurring blah blah blah blah with the swamp sound overlying. Maybe immature is grayish light with head strips and body mottling. Spanish name sounds like Guitlacoche . . . or curved bill thrasher but voice is not the same. Sage thrasher isn't the same voice. I hear them mountains to sea, and see them but have yet to get an image. Thanks!

[Edited on 5-29-2013 by bajacalifornian]

vandy - 5-29-2013 at 12:41 PM

Sounds (?) like a Canyon Wren, the biggest wren, all over Baja.
Song varies.
Play it on this website http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/cactus_wren/sounds

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tehag - 5-29-2013 at 12:44 PM

Guiltlacoche peninsular, Gray thrasher maybe. Decurved bill, yellow eye, brown/gray back, arrowheads on breast pointing down. Other possible from sound description is Cactus wren. Decurved bill, lots of light and dark stripes and spots all over, distinct white eyebrow. Both a bit larger than the oriole.

see http://bcsbirds.com look for pic in thumbnails and click it.



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vandy - 5-29-2013 at 12:51 PM

That's what I meant, Cactus Wren.
Canyon wren is one of my favorites, but Cactus is on my link.

Stop it! Stop this minute!!

Mulegena - 5-29-2013 at 01:00 PM

You woke up my cat from a perfectly good afternoon snooze!
Now she's hollering at me and trying to get underneath my computer!!
Quote:
Originally posted by vandy
Sounds (?) like a Canyon Wren, the biggest wren, all over Baja.
Song varies.
Play it on this website http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/cactus_wren/sounds

bajacalifornian - 5-29-2013 at 02:31 PM

That's it! The Cactus Wren. To me, sounds like a swamp dweller. Thanks!

Loretana - 5-30-2013 at 11:17 AM

Wow, that Cornell Lab "All About Birds" website is great!!
Love it.
Thanks, Vandy. :)