--- On Mon, 8/10/09, Chris Caprette <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> My first thought was White-crowned
> sparrow. Their songs just say "you're
> all doomed doomed doomity-doomed".

Of course, but since the sparrows speak English, the Shawnee may not have recognized the portent. :)

Boone was a captive at Chillicothe from February to June, 1778, so his travels in northern Ohio would have encompassed spring migration. Given that, my vote for a brown bird with a spooky voice is Veery.

Cheers,
Paul

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