Hi Elena and everyone else. Last year when I lived in New York and was involved in the 3rd (every 20 year) NY State Breeding Bird Atlas, I was in an area where I had already heard 2 Least Flycatcher calling and had seen each of them. Further along the trail I heard a 3rd and in trying to see it realized and saw that it was a earby Gray Catbird perfectly imitating 'che-beck' call of a Least Flycatcher !
tinyurl.com/4dn2x5yy Out of curiosity I put on the Sound ID section of Merlin, and not unexpectedly it identified it as the call of a Least Flycatcher. I did not then think of it as a deficiency of Merlin, but marveled at the perfect ability of a mimid. Ajit Antony Central Park, Colorado On Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 5:41 PM elena <[email protected]> wrote: > Merlin is a wonderful tool, but it’s certainly not as good as experienced > ears. I watched Merlin (and, I confess, myself at first) be fooled by a > blue jay doing a dang good imitation of a Coopers Hawk. I thought the jays > were doing a very good job but wanted to test Merlin, and, no surprise, the > blue jay won. > > Sent from my iPhone > Elena Holly Klaver > Federally Certified Court Interpreter > Conference Interpreter > English <> Spanish > 303 475 5189 > > Member: American Translators Association > Colorado Translators Association > Pronouns: she, her, hers > > I acknowledge that I live in the territory of Hinóno’éí (Arapaho), > Cheyenne and Ute Nations, according to the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie, and > that Colorado’s Front Range is home to many Native peoples. Reconozco que > vivo en el territorio de las naciones Hinóno’éí (Arapaho), Cheyenne y Ute, > según el Tratado de Fort Laramie en 1851, y que el estado de Colorado al > esté de las Montañas Rocosas es territorio de muchos pueblos indígenas. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/B1460656-FFC1-4539-B4D5-EEC53E10B816%40indra.com > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAMr_4-BngCi2vBJtRSMvrySTm3vQ0D90xfwRQFL_hwWGwnf3cA%40mail.gmail.com.
