Re: [cayugabirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler PAIR at Ithaca City Golf Course

2012-05-26 Thread Gary Kohlenberg
I think my comment what appeared to be copulation gives too strong an expression to my observation. If it were true then I would have to say there are three birds, because I'm assuming that females don't sing, and I'm not prepared to say that yet as much as I would like it to be. Let me restate

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler PAIR at Ithaca City Golf Course

2012-05-25 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
Very cool. I commented when I saw it on the 7th that there really was no reason for the bird to leave because the habitat was great, and wouldn't it be fun if it attracted a mate. Yellow-throated Warblers are rare breeders in New York, found in only 5 atlas blocks during the last New York

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler PAIR at Ithaca City Golf Course

2012-05-25 Thread Gary Kohlenberg
Inspired by Ken's great sighing I made my seventh trip to Pier Rd. for this bird. After about 1/2 hr. of cruising up and down the walkway I was able to see one Yellow-throated Warbler foraging in the Sycamores by the tee. It eventually started singing and then I heard a second one across the

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler PAIR at Ithaca City Golf Course

2012-05-25 Thread Dave Nutter
The song Gary recorded is the song I've heard from a Yellow-throated Warbler in the Renwick/Pier Rd area this month several times,a series of loud double notes, of which the second note is lower, but each double note is the same. Although I also heard fainter introductory and ending notes, they