[EBB Sightings] bird sounds - hovering jays

[EBB Sightings] bird sounds - hovering jays

Carla
Tue Mar 02 14:41:31 PST 2010
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    Yes, the stellar jays do that hovering thing at my suet feeder from time to
    time.  It seems to go in spurts where I'll see them hovering for several
    weeks then it  seems to stop.  I live in the hills in Oakland.  I've
    wondered if 
    a) it might be the juveniles/immature who haven't yet learned to just land
    on the little cross bars on suet feeder and/or 
    b)it is a game.  Corvids do play right?  And it looks hard to do.  
    
    Thoughts any one?
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com
    [mailto:sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com] On Behalf Of Deborah Hecht
    Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 7:42 AM
    To: birds
    Subject: [EBB Sightings] bird sounds
    
    Can anyone tell me what common bird makes a buzzing noise? ?All I can
    tell you is that the sound is very hoarse, sounds like dzzzzz, has no
    variation, and lasts maybe two or three seconds - maybe. ?It's not a
    jay sound, at least, not typical.
    
    This morning, along with several dark eyed juncos, I was happy to see
    a white-crowned sparrow, a golden-crowned sparrow, and especially, a
    Bewick's wren, the latter of which I finally got to observe for a
    while through my binoculars. ?It looked exactly like its photos in the
    books, and wagged its tail like it was supposed to. I'd only seen
    glimpses of it before and thought it was a BW, and am happy to know my
    id was right.  ?As usual, lots of lesser goldfinches at the bird
    feeder and in the oak tree, making an unholy racket.
    
    Anyone ever see a Stellar's jay hover?  We have one who hovers at the
    feeder long enough to get his beak in for some seed!  It's quite a
    sight.
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