--- 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 ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]