[EBB Sightings] bird sounds - hovering jays

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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