yes, that Mockingbird is a virtuoso- when he's really geared up , so
many songs go by so fast that it is bewildering. And he doesn't only do
the showy songsters, his Willow Flycatcher imitation is just about
perfect! But Marie knows him well, and his Wood Thrush isn't his best
rendition.
--John
On 6/11/2015 11:40 AM, Gary Kohlenberg wrote:
I had to smile at you hesitance with the Wood Thrush because on May 9th I
recorded a Northern Mockingbird at Salt Point singing the best series of
imitations I've ever heard. I actually removed a couple birds from my eBird
list when I watched the Mockingbird singing perfect renditions. He was doing
better N. Cardinal songs than the nearby dueling Cardinal.
Gary
On Jun 11, 2015, at 9:47 AM, Marie P. Read <m...@cornell.edu> wrote:
Hi all,
I'm doing a photo project at Salt Point in Lansing, and have been there most
mornings for several weeks. It's been interesting to see and hear the changes
in avifauna and behavior as the breeding season progresses.
Especially interesting this morning were several new (to me) species:
Scarlet Tanager singing male. Finally a good view of a species I thought I saw
here a couple of weeks ago.
Indigo Bunting singing male.
Biggest surprise was hearing a Wood Thrush singing from near the Osprey tower.
Didn't see the bird, and only heard once...but unless there's a very good mimic
in there somewhere, or someone else was doing playbacks, I'm going to count
it...it's a pretty distinctive song...
Other delights:
Fledgling Baltimore Oriole
Cedar Waxwing pair building a nest.
A whole bevy of orioles, grackles, kingbirds mobbing a crow that (presumably)
was threatening one of their nests in a cottonwood...
Osprey pair both on the nest, one feeding the other, presumably also feeding
young—Candace Cornell confirmed yesterday morning that all three (yes?) eggs
have now hatched. Let the Great Airlift of Fish begin!
On the downside:
The Common Merganser brood, that by Tuesday morning had shrunk from 15-16 to 8,
was nowhere to be seen.
There was a lot of nasty, unphotogenic debris on the lake.
The high water in Salmon Creek has washed away one of the best log/waterfowl
perches...PFFFAHHH!!! (Bird photographers have a different agenda...!)
Marie
Marie Read Wildlife Photography
452 Ringwood Road
Freeville NY 13068 USA
Phone 607-539-6608
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