Most of my Purple Finches are gone, but one male that lingers at the feeder has from time to time been delivering what the Audubon guide describes with curious specificity as the "vireo-like song given in the presence of a hawk". Perhaps this short song has a more general function...?
Prairie Warblers only became evident up here today, though they've been singing down below us in the central L-P Preserve for a number of days. -Geo -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
