Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!bellcore!rutgers!uwvax!dogie!uwmcsd1!ig!agate!ucbvax!hplabs!hpda!hp-sde!hpfcdc!jim From: jim@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Jim Tear) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: trying to identify a new visitor Message-ID: <8140003@hpfcdc.HP.COM> Date: 2 Jun 88 18:40:08 GMT References: <8806020228.AA06452@jade.berkeley.edu> Organization: HP Ft. Collins, Co. Lines: 10 It sounds like a mockingbird because (1) it sings many phrases, each repeated several times and (2) it sings at night. The range map shows you're in their range. They are not afraid of residential areas. You should be able to see it singing from the top of a TV antenna or a chimney. My second guess would be some kind of thrasher. They are 2nd cousins to the mockers. Jim Tear -- Hewlett-Packard -- Ft. Collins, CO