ML616913127
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Chimp chimp. The sun had set and the Death Valley CBC day was done as were dropped off at the Furnace Creek golf course parking lot. We walked over to the little steam west of the parking lot to admire the sunset over the Panamints and reminisce about the good birds we'd had over the years in this little ditch, when we first heard this wren calling chimp - chimp ------ chimp. When we heard the distinctive call note, we knew we had either had a Pacific Wren or a Wilson's Warbler, the latter would be much rarer in January. The bird emerged from under the tangled tamarisk and we saw a little chocolate brown bird with a very short tail, always held at a 45° angle. The bird was basically the size and shape of a ping-pong ball. The bird was extensively rusty dark chocolate brown. It liked to scuttle among the low downed branches. We played for it briefly and it got agitated and flew up to eye level perches, giving us definitive views, then flew directly between us a couple times to adjacent trees. It got dark and impossible to see this little dark bird, always hiding in dark tamarisk recesses. We were able to flag down Scott Page and another birder (Dave), who were able to get views of the bird. Recorded via iphone memo app:
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