Warbler(s) at Leslie Spit?

[mr.sharp-photo]

I drove by the Spit yesterday and briefly stopped. I wanted to check out the woods behind the parking lot. I took a quick walk in and heard a chirping that I haven't heard since last spring.  I couldn't locate a bird, but I heard two songs that sounded like the happy warbler song.

Today, I was at the Spit again. Near the parking lot (this time, on the east side of the road in front of the parking lot), i heard the same cheery call. All I could spot were two chickadees, but they weren't making the call.

Later on, a birder told me she swore she was a black and white warbler in the Spit.

[Reuven_M]

Are you positive it wasn't the chickadee song? - sounds like a very clear, high "feeee-beeee"

[mr.sharp-photo]

obviously i've heard chickadee songs till the cows come home.

like i said, it sounded like a really happy chickadee. a very melodic chickadee song that i've never heard come from a chickadee.

out of curiosity, i listened to a B&W warbler call.

http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/248/_/ ... rbler.aspx

I think it sounded like the last of the calls in that loop (i.e. the warbler call on that site has 3 calls over the 10 seconds. the 3rd call sounded like what i heard).  

I will be the first to admit that warbler calls are not my strength. but the first thing i thought of when i heard it was "it sounds like spring. it sounds like a warbler."  hopefully someone else noticed this as well.

[Whittam]

Could it have been a Brown Creeper.....  a very cheery spring song!  Have a listen at:  http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown_Creeper/sounds
Happy birding!  Cheers Terry

[Brian Bailey]

The other thing to look for when you hear an unexpected bird call is a Northern Mockingbird.  They are very good mimics (hence the name) but they usually do a mix of several different species in quick succession.

BB

[mr.sharp-photo]

The other thing to look for when you hear an unexpected bird call is a Northern Mockingbird.  They are very good mimics (hence the name) but they usually do a mix of several different species in quick succession.

BB

there is definitely a mockingbird in the area. i saw it yesterday, but its outside the Spit (it lives either in the garden on the east side or nests in the warehouse/buildings on the west side). but no, the call was not a mockingbird call. yesterday, i heard 1-2 birds in the tall grass/reeds west of the parking lot making the call. they made the call 5 to 10 times over a 2 minute period. today, the same call was made around 5 times, not in quick succession. no other calls were heard.

[Reuven_M]

Are you familiar with carolina wren song?

[AlvanBuckley]

Another bird to consider is a Sparrow. I heard a few Song Sparrows singing today.

[Pat Hodgson]

house finches are singing a lot right now

[mr.sharp-photo]

Could it have been a Brown Creeper.....  a very cheery spring song!  Have a listen at:  http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown_Creeper/sounds
Happy birding!  Cheers Terry

nope. was longer, not as shrill and more musical.

[mr.sharp-photo]

Are you familiar with carolina wren song?

not even close to any of the wren songs.

[mr.sharp-photo]

Another bird to consider is a Sparrow. I heard a few Song Sparrows singing today.

most definitely not this either.

if anything, it may have been close to a house finch call, but less excited, or a wee bit slower and 1-2 seconds longer.