Re: [nfc-l] Ovenbird flight song (not call)

2013-08-01 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
David, This certainly sounds similar to the Ovenbird flight songs that I've heard while in the field before. I love how they seem to throw in snippets from the songs of a few neighboring species into their flight song. Don't know if they pick these song snippets up over time or if they add

RE: [nfc-l] Ovenbird flight song (not call)

2013-08-01 Thread Joan Collins
Hi David, Wonderful recordings! I have a friend who does recordings for Cornell and he has been trying to record this particular Ovenbird vocalization. (I'll send him your recordings.) Ovenbirds nest outside our home (Long Lake, NY in the Adirondack Mountains) and I often hear this

[nfc-l] Ovenbird flight song (not call)

2013-08-01 Thread David Martin
On July 17 I set up a migration mic at Thacher Nature Center near Albany, NY. That night I recorded what I think is the so-called flight song of the Ovenbird, which I have heard only once or twice before. I recorded a very similar song on 19 July. I've been digging around trying to find