Re:[cayugabirds-l] Lindsay-Parsons mystery song

2017-06-06 Thread Suan Yong
So, to my mystery song query below, some have suggested white-throated sparrow or yellow-throated warbler (out of range here, and thus unfamiliar to many here), but most had the same conclusion I had, which is a prairie warbler, in particular this fellow: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid

[cayugabirds-l] Lindsay-Parsons mystery song

2017-06-05 Thread Suan Hsi Yong
Lindsay-Parsons seems to harbor a lot of strange singers. During the Spring Bird Quest on Saturday, May 27, I recorded the following "ascending song", which starts around the 5-second mark in this clip: http://suan-yong.com/sound/lindsay-parsons-2017-05-27.wav What do you think it is? This was

[cayugabirds-l] Lindsay Parsons mystery song

2013-06-02 Thread Suan Hsi Yong
Visitors to Lindsay Parsons this year may have heard a strange trill from the first field, coming from the trees in the east. Our SFO group had heard this on May 5, during which I said it was probably an odd junco song. This morning's CBC field trip heard the song again. Here's an iPhone recording: