No, Scott, I did not see the bird & it sure sounded like a Chipping Sparrow, but you are right about the woods! I will keep eyes peeled to see what it is. Thx, Donna Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott
On Mar 10, 2015, at 3:16 PM, Scott Haber <scotthab...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Donna, > > Did you manage to get a look at the bird? Other than the odd wintering bird > at a feeder, the average arrival date for Chipping Sparrow in the basin is > usually in the last week of March. Dark-eyed Juncos are certainly starting to > get very vocal this time of year, and I can recall plenty of singing juncos > that I've mistaken for a Chipping Sparrow (or Pine Warbler). The fact that > you mentioned the song coming from the "woods" also would seem to suggest > junco rather than Chipping Sparrow. > > Best, > Scott > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 2:46 PM, Donna Scott <dls...@me.com> wrote: >> Heard distinctly in my woods on Lansing Station Rd., Lansing. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> Donna Scott >> >> -- >> >> 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/ --
