I checked Leonard Rd. yesterday near Shindagin Hollow but found no Acadian Flycatcher (rats!). It's a beautiful drive up--so thanks to Stuart and Anne Marie for inspiring me to visit. I did hear a mystery bird, which I recorded with my cell phone (sorry!)--see link (you don't have to join Drop Box to listen--just click continue at the bottom). The bird sings right at the beginning, and then near the end, around 18 seconds in.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x93e1mjpyyv49ap/Mystery%20Bird%20Song%20from%20Leonard%20Road%206-1-16.mp3?dl=0 This bird was singing loudly and clearly right in front of me for a long time, moving around [apparently in underground tunnels, as I never even had a glimpse of movement!]. I'm guessing it's a Louisiana Waterthrush, because of song quality and loudness and habitat, but it sure is an odd variant! I could not tell if the bird was singing from high or low. It was a deciduous woods on a slope with a lovely stream nearby. Other Louisiana Waterthrushes were there, as reported by Anne Marie Johnson. What do others think? Sandy Podulka Brooktondale -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
