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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Andreas Jonsson on May 04, 2010, 03:25:15 PM

Title: Mystery song
Post by: Andreas Jonsson on May 04, 2010, 03:25:15 PM

Anybody knows what bird this (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/590795/050210-104349.mp3) could be? Recorded in Trinity Bellwoods Park on Sunday.

It might not be a mystery to someone who knows their bird songs. I'm still trying to remember from last year. It's a long winter...

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Post by: strimackus on May 04, 2010, 04:08:33 PM

Cool, I'm interested to hear what the answers is. I'm sure someone on here will get it. I'm assuming some sort of warbler, right?

EDIT: Could it be a Yellow Warbler? Maybe that's too obvious... I'll have to listen to my bird songs CD when I get home.

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Post by: Andreas Jonsson on May 04, 2010, 07:03:28 PM

It doesn't sound like a typical Yellow warbler to me (but they do vary).

The general pitch suggests warbler to me, but this bird wasn't moving. Not one bit. I was staring at this big tree for a good 20 minutes and couldn't get a view of it. Warblers generally move around a lot, so you can usually see where abouts they are, so I don't know what to think.

There were lots of Goldfinches around, but surely it is not one of them, unless it is a young male learning...

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Post by: GStuart on May 04, 2010, 08:25:22 PM

It sounds to me like a Nashville Warbler.

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Post by: Brian Bailey on May 04, 2010, 10:43:34 PM

I'll second the Nashville Warbler.

BB

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Post by: Andreas Jonsson on May 05, 2010, 10:05:11 AM

Thanks guys. That would make sense, cause I haven't gotten to the Nashville warbler on my Birdsong CD yet! :-)

Here are some links to other audio clips:

IBC (http://ibc.lynxeds.com/sound/nashville-warbler-vermivora-ruficapilla/singing)
Cornell (http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Nashville_Warbler/id)
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