Further on White-Throats

[jhetley]

I have to say that the white-throated sparrows in Maine are inferior to the ones we knew in Michigan.  They sing off-key.  Specifically, their "Poor Sam Peabody Peabody Peabody" is about half a tone flat.  No idea why there's this regional difference...

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[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Why should Maine white-throats be more melancholy and angst-ridden than their Michigan brethren? I mean, with the decline of the auto industry and all?