I'm not going to put a name to this warbler yet, but I will describe it, and its song. If you have an idea of what it is, please respond back-channel.
I am quite sure I know what it is, but want to get your opinion without naming it right now. I recognized the song right away from having heard it in other areas of MN. It is a rare but regular nester in MN, but not usually in my area. If I am right it is a new bird for my yard, and the 25th Warbler species to be seen over the years. Song: buzzy, 3-parted. 1st part a single buzzy note; 2nd part a series of 2-3 almost musical buzzes; 3rd part a definite buzz, a good 1/2 of the whole song, with a slight rise to the note. Similar to Black-throated Blue or Black-throated Green's buzzy quality. Bird: (Could only see bottom 1/2) All white from throat to end of tail. (No yellow or green at all). Hint of color on side of face but could not see what color. Hint of necklace, no color visible. Streaks on sides when flew, not visible when feeding. Impression of black near end of tail, no good view. Crisum to end of tail projection very short, flat across end of tail. Location: Pretty darned way up there... Never saw top of bird, color bad today. It was sprinkling at the time. Habit: Slow progression through tree tops, with a stop to sing every so often, not a constant singer like a Tennessee (they were here for over 3 weeks, now seem to have moved on). No fly-catching like a Yellow-rump, or gleaning on trunks like Black-and-white. I wrote the description and impression of the song BEFORE looking in the book to confirm my thoughts, and before listening to the song in two different sources. I'm going out to get a better look, if I can. I DO have other things on the list today, but they've fallen by the wayside.... Holly Peirson Columbus, SE Anoka County BTW: Are other birders noticing leaves at tops of trees that are being eaten by bugs? The oaks are usually quite full by now, but many of them have been chewed. I'm thinking maybe that's why we had Tennessee W's here for so long this spring, lots of fodder about. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
