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&set=a.1266597703029.2042135.1172377296&type=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 _____________________ http://suan-yong.com > On Jun 5, 2017, at 6:35 PM, Suan Hsi Yong <suan.y...@gmail.com> 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? -- 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/ --