I had definitely 3 yesterday noon. The singing bright M, the brown F (faint streaks on sides, not the RCKI, though that was also singing), plus another rather yellow but not as bright one moving, foraging, and I believe singing. By climbing to the top of the knoll, they came down to our level for good views and some pics. Thanks to the first finder for posting so I knew it was time to go hunting!
There are also singing Chipping Sparrows providing a good discrimination test for ‘spring trillers’. Pine Warbler was, as expected, a softer trill than the more mechanical CHSP. Actually, I first mistook the CHSP trill for a Dark-eyed Junco as it was trilling in short bursts like Junco and the Juncos and Chippies are both trilling in my yard now. But I found the Sparrow sitting in a tree at the bottom of the knoll for visual ID. ______________________ Chris Pelkie IT Support Assistant Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 On Apr 21, 2014, at 14:58, Linda Orkin <wingmagi...@gmail.com<mailto:wingmagi...@gmail.com>> wrote: There were multiple Pine Warblers singing at both the south edge in Red Pine and the North Edge in White Pine this morning. I'd say at least 3 or 4. I was able to find and see one, a very bright one, as he was singing. One of them switched from the normal trill to a very fast trill with a brief musical ending. I cannot find this musical ending described anywhere, but this was definitely the Pine Warbler doing this. And a singing Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Linda Orkin Ithaca, NY -- If you permit this evil, what is the good of the good of your life? -Stanley Kunitz... -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
