I was on my 50-stop USGS Breeding Bird Como route yesterday when at one stop I heard the familiar "ZEEEE, ZEEEE" (the second ZEEE on a lower pitch). The song is reminiscent of someone snoring and could easily be ignored by birder who is not familiar with it.
I grew up in the 1950s with a Blue-winged Warbler pair nesting every year on our property. Amazingly, the area around Como-- open with lots of bushes, meadows, and small trees and even grazing cattle -- looks like what I remember! I suspect this warbler may have been there since one of the spring storms blew it into the area. I went back to Como after I finished my 50 stops, but did not find the bird. At that time, noon, Como was "bustling". In wetlands between Como and Boreas Pass, I also had several Veerys singing-- 3 at one spot! I would love it if someone could verify my sighting! By the time I dug my cellphone out to try to record the song, it had flown away. Paula Hansley Louisville -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CANF-7hru6LhcdyEJBgzrpAOqyOX9GPLj62ArtSUEVrw-ubkPaA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
