<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Download the Merlin app to your phone, and then use it when this persistent bird is calling. I have been surprised to find how many birds are in my area that I could not identify or mis-identified based on my interpretation of a call. When you described it I thought of a Spotted Towhee, right now they are in full "make all kinds of weird sounds " mode. Yesterday the Merlin App identified a Swainson's Thrush for me, based on a call I have heard for many years but was unable to identify...not the lovely call we are used to, but more of a sound like a "plink!" Minutes later I saw the thrush. I am now an addict of this app and use it whenever I'm out walking. Yes, it has occasional false positives, but 98 per cent of the time it's right.<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Michelle Maani</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Vancouver, Washington</div></div></body></html>