Folks, I just spent some time in the area around Hancher and the old boat house, and I heard what sounded like a worm-eating warbler again. I didn't see it (and I was even prepared with a camera this time), and as I'm deaf in one ear, I couldn't even really pinpoint where, exactly, it was - but it called a few times while I was there.
I cannot say with absolute certainty that it isn't a chipping sparrow, but it really does sound different - the call is longer, a bit lower in pitch, and more mechanical or insectlike. Christopher A. Brochu Associate Professor Department of Geoscience University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242 USA phone 319-353-1808 fax 319-335-1821 email [email protected] --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
