That it was close to the ground is another pretty typical Mourning clue. On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 7:31 PM, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com> wrote:
> It sounded like typical Mourning Warbler to me, a low-pitched, burry > "chorry-chorry-che-che-chew" repeatedly sung. I kept looking for the bird > as it moved around, but apparently it stayed within 2 feet of the ground in > thick vegetation. I briefly glimpsed the bird as it crossed the path, but > got no details other than that it was large, dark, and plain for a warbler, > very unlike Chestnut-sided. I did hear an odd-to-me rambling Chestnut-sided > Warbler song several times and was able to repeatedly verify that singer. > > --Dave Nutter > > > On May 12, 2015, at 07:00 PM, Brad Walker <bm...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > Dave, was the Mourning Warbler singing a typical song? Scott and I had a > Chestnut-sided we would have sworn was a Mourning until we got a look at it > in that same area. > > - Brad > > On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 6:50 PM Nancy Cusumano <nancycusuman...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> WE are going to try tomorrow morning before work. Will the cooler temp >> (45) slow them down early? >> >> Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 500! dogs since 2005! >> Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org >> >> On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 6:47 PM, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com> wrote: >> >>> I stayed longer than other birders and got drenched by the shower, but >>> afterward I heard a persistently singing (but hiding) MOURNING WARBLER low >>> in the vegetation in the north central area. Earlier I may have also heard >>> a NASHVILLE WARBLER north of the ravine, which others reported. Here's my >>> warbler list: >>> >>> TENNESSEE WARBLER - many encounters & songs >>> MOURNING WARBLER - 1 heard in north central area >>> COMMON YELLOWTHROAT - several heard, none seen >>> CAPE MAY WARBLER - many encounters with males, females & songs >>> MAGNOLIA WARBLER - 3 encounters with a singing male >>> BAY-BREASTED WARBLER - many encounters with males, females & songs >>> BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER - 1 female >>> YELLOW WARBLER - several heard & seen >>> CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER - 3 encounters with a singing male - a rambling >>> song lacking the emphatic tag >>> BLACKPOLL WARBLER - several heard & males seen >>> BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER - 1 male heard & seen >>> YELLOW-RUMPED (MYRTLE) WARBLER - 1 female & 2 males, separate >>> CANADA WARBLER - heard & seen in central area >>> >>> There were many RED-EYED VIREOS, but I missed the multiply-reported >>> PHILADELPHIA VIREO. Over the large field to the SE a pair of EASTERN >>> MEADOWLARKS had an extended pursuit, the lead bird being slightly smaller, >>> which I interpreted as courtship. I had 2 silent EMPIDONAX encounters. >>> >>> --Dave Nutter >>> >>> >>> On May 12, 2015, at 01:40 PM, "Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes" < >>> c...@cornell.edu> wrote: >>> >>> I was delayed arriving here on such a great morning, but managed to bird >>> here for a short while before needing to leave. I know I missed many good >>> birds and numbers of birds that others have already posted about, or will >>> be posting about. Most notable for me was the amazing quantity of CAPE MAY >>> WARBLERS!!! I tallied at least 13 birds, but I suspect I was missing more. >>> Of the 13+ there were 4+ females and 9+ males. There were also a solid 12+ >>> TENNESSEE WARBLERS singing in almost every section of habitat available. >>> >>> Here’s my eBird list: >>> >>> Comments: This was a fantastic morning, though I only wish I had >>> been able to get here sooner and spend much longer here on such a great >>> day. Today may possibly have yielded one of the highest number of Cape May >>> Warblers I've tallied at this location. It was difficult, due to their >>> silence at times. Many observed foraging on the same branches together at >>> the same time. Due to my late arrival time, I know I missed lots of good >>> birds. Others reported having seen a roving flock of Bay-breasted Warblers >>> and Blackburnian Warbler, Canada Warblers, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, among >>> others. Great day, following overnight rain storms. Given general >>> North-type winds in the forecast, these guys may be returning to the >>> Hawthorn Orchard to continue foraging over the next couple of days. >>> >>> <br />Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.8 >>> >>> 37 species (+1 other taxa) >>> >>> Turkey Vulture 2 >>> Killdeer 1 >>> Mourning Dove 2 >>> Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher) 1 SE Corner; non-vocal >>> Eastern Kingbird 4 Calling flyover group of four birds. >>> Red-eyed Vireo 2 >>> Blue Jay 4 >>> American Crow 2 >>> Black-capped Chickadee 2 >>> House Wren 1 >>> Swainson's Thrush 1 Singing, middle North section >>> Wood Thrush 1 >>> American Robin 2 >>> Gray Catbird 17 Several, actively foraging everywhere; I'm sure I'm >>> underestimating. >>> European Starling 2 >>> >>> Black-and-white Warbler 2 1 male, 1 female (SE corner, NE corner) >>> Tennessee Warbler 12 This may be an underestimate; actively singing >>> from every spot. Males. >>> Common Yellowthroat 2 >>> Cape May Warbler 13 This may be an underestimate; Most prevalent >>> just inside SE edge; middle Western section; Northeast area; 4+ females, 9+ >>> males; males singing variety of songs-types; lots of regular flight notes >>> given ("seet") >>> Magnolia Warbler 6 All males; singing. >>> Yellow Warbler 3 >>> Chestnut-sided Warbler 5 Singing variety of songs. >>> Blackpoll Warbler 2 Singing and silent. >>> Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 singing; middle Northern section >>> Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 >>> >>> Song Sparrow 2 >>> White-throated Sparrow 1 Middle Western section >>> White-crowned Sparrow 1 SE corner >>> Scarlet Tanager 1 >>> Northern Cardinal 6 >>> Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 >>> Indigo Bunting 2 >>> Red-winged Blackbird 2 >>> Common Grackle 2 >>> Brown-headed Cowbird 1 >>> Baltimore Oriole 6 >>> House Finch 2 >>> American Goldfinch 4 >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> Chris T-H >>> >>> -- >>> Christopher T. 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