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The parakeets immitate a gold finch very well, but haven't quite mastered the chickadee, though I heard Earl kind of do the 'chick-a-dee-dee-dee' once.
pájaro librariane 2008
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The parakeets immitate a gold finch very well, but haven't quite mastered the chickadee, though I heard Earl kind of do the 'chick-a-dee-dee-dee' once.
Archive 2008-04-01 librariane 2008
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The whole party were in excellent spirits, and as happy as the birds that filled the woods, and whose cheery "chick-a-dee-dee-dee," was heard whenever they paused to rest and let the hatchet be still.
Queechy 1854
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The whole party were in excellent spirits, and as happy as the birds that filled the woods, and whose cheery "chick-a-dee-dee-dee" was heard whenever they paused to rest, and let the hatchet be still.
Queechy, Volume I Susan Warner 1852
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The whole party were in excellent spirits, and as happy as the birds that filled the woods and whose cheery "chick-a-dee-dee-dee," was heard whenever they paused to rest and let the hatchet be still.
Queechy Susan Warner 1852
reesetee commented on the word chick-a-dee-dee-dee
Phrase used to describe the call of a Black-Capped Chickadee.
March 19, 2008
deinonychus commented on the word chick-a-dee-dee-dee
"It has been observed to consist of up to four distinct units which can be arranged in different patterns to communicate information about threats from predators and coordination of group movement. Recent study of the call shows that the number of dees indicates the level of threat from nearby predators. In an analysis of over 5,000 alarm calls from chickadees, it was found that alarm calls triggered by small, dangerous raptors had a shorter interval between chick and dee and tended to have extra dees, usually averaging four instead of two. In one case, a warning call about a pygmy owl – a prime threat to chickadees – contained 23 dees" (Wikipedia)
October 4, 2013
oroboros commented on the word chick-a-dee-dee-dee
@reesetee - also the mountain chickadee.
October 4, 2013