Hi Folks, Both Ken Rosenberg and Kevin have raised the most polite and informed question about the possible Connecticut singing.
The bird I heard was singing. I was busy and half-listened and half registered the song and initially said to my self that it was a really odd Ovenbird because each note was so staccato, and then I said to myself that it just was not right for Ovenbird. Each note of an Ovenbird song seems to flow into the next note without a distinct pause between notes, even if each note is very emphatic. The song of this bird had a distinct stutter, or extremely brief pause between notes. I know songs of warblers are rare in fall, which is why I mentioned I thought it odd. Now you guys make me wonder about it, but as I played back in my mind what I had heard, it really did sound like a Connecticut and my recollection matched the audio at the web site. Caution is always appropriate, but it is still on my year list, but maybe that says more (or less) about my year list. Thanks for the informed questions. Cheers, John On 8/26/2014 12:24 PM, Kevin J. McGowan wrote: > Are you saying it was singing? I don't think I've ever heard of a Connecticut > singing here in the fall before. > > The thin call note isn't distinctive enough to me to be recognizable, > although perhaps with enough experience it might be (as opposed to no > experience at all). > > Best, > > Kevin > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bounce-117782773-3493...@list.cornell.edu > [mailto:bounce-117782773-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of John Confer > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 12:00 PM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] possible Connecticut > > Just a heads up. > > I heard out my bedroom window a possible (well, it made my year list) > Connecticut Warbler. It took about 3-4 calls before it clicked in my mind > what it was. Checking with web sites > <http://www.birdjam.com/birdsong.php?id=66>, I thought it was a perfect > match. Perhaps they are moving through the area now and others may hear their > call and have that moment of "What the heck was that. I think I know it, but > I haven't heard it in so long I can't place it". Refresh your memory and > you'll be able to know it. > > Of course, in the next hour, it didn't call again. > > Odd - My recollection is that fall Connecticut are more often than not > reported by sound recognition than by sight. > > Cheers, > > John Confer > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > -- 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/ --
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