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=10213538520915367=a.1266597703029.2042135.1172377296=3

Rather strange to be lacking the buzzy quality of the typical prairie warbler, 
almost reminiscent of golden-crowned kinglet.

Suan

PS. Here's my transcription of the entire clip:

Witchety witchety witchety (common yellowthroat)
Sweet sweet sweeter than sweet (yellow warbler)
Meow (sapsucker or catbird?)
Look at me... way up here... (red-eyed vireo)
[Strange prairie warbler solo]
Sweet sweet sweeter than sweet (yellow warbler)
Drink your tea (eastern towhee)
Witchety witchety witchety (common yellowthroat)

Background: american crow (and maybe a song sparrow buried in the middle).

http://suan-yong.com/sound/lindsay-parsons-2017-05-27.wav



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> On Jun 5, 2017, at 6:35 PM, Suan Hsi Yong  wrote:
> 
> 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 recorded just as the trail first leaves the 
> forest, from a large maple tree at the forest/field edge.
> 
> I have a candidate answer (a silent bird observed in the same tree as the 
> singer, though the bird was never seen singing, nor was it ever seen at the 
> same time the song was sung). I'll divulge my candidate later.
> 
> E-mail me off-list with your thoughts and guesses.
> 
> Suan
> 
> PS. That short iPhone-recorded clip has quite the plethora of different 
> songs, more so that I think I was aware of at time of recording. How many can 
> you identify?

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[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 recorded just as the trail first leaves
the forest, from a large maple tree at the forest/field edge.

I have a candidate answer (a silent bird observed in the same tree as the
singer, though the bird was never seen singing, nor was it ever seen at the
same time the song was sung). I'll divulge my candidate later.

E-mail me off-list with your thoughts and guesses.

Suan

PS. That short iPhone-recorded clip has quite the plethora of different
songs, more so that I think I was aware of at time of recording. How many
can you identify?

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[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:

  http://suan-yong.com/sound/2013-06-02-lp1.wav

Well, today we were able to we track down this singer, getting great looks
in Paul's scope at it singing. Do you know the answer?

Paul said he'll be posting a field-trip report, so I'll let him give the
answer there. If not, I'll post the answer later.

Suan

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