Bird Puzzler #4: Family Affair

The fledgling bird in the following picture along with a sibling (not shown) and an adult (also not shown) were seen flitting around in some cottonwoods somewhere in Canada during the summer of 2013.

Your goal is to guess the species.

Clues

(See Puzzlers Page for Instructions on decoding clues)

Clue #1: Here is a recording of the begging calls (the continuous clicking sounds) made by the 2 young birds as they chased an adult bird through the cottonwoods.

Clue #2: Gur cvpgher jnf gnxra jvguva jnyxvat qvfgnapr bs bhe ubhfr va Pbdhvgynz, OP ba Pnanqn Qnl, 2013.

Clue #3: Lrf, vg vf n jneoyre.

ANSWER

The answer including a picture of all three birds can be found on the next page …

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