The Yellow-throated Warbler was still present this morning at the same location
at Rapids Lake MVNWR. And after a bit longer of a stake out I discovered that
this bird was singing more often yesterday than I thought. While yesterday I
heard his typical song once, there was another unusual song in the area that I
misplaced to an alternate song of an Orange-crowned Warlber(after viewing that
species in the same area that I heard the unusual song). This morning the
Yellow-throated Warbler sang his typical song several times, but I was hearing
the unusual song more often. After some waiting I finally saw him sing this
particular song. The best way I could describe the song is a cross between a
Northern Parula and a Black-throated Green Warbler, but that may not be
accurate. The Yellow-throated Warbler appeared to be moving in a circular area;
intially in the same spot as yesterday southwest of the bridge, then moving to
the southeast of the bridge, then to the bridge, then northwest of the bridge,
then back to the original spot, and finally ending up south of the trail.
There were no major changes in bird variety this morning compared to yesterday,
though Blue-headed Vireo and Eastern Towhee were recent arrivals.
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