I'm guessing Cerulean Warbler. Linda Whyte On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Holly Peirson <hpbirdscou...@msn.com>wrote:
> I'm not going to put a name to this warbler yet, but I will describe it, > and > its song. If you have an idea of what it is, please respond back-channel. > > I am quite sure I know what it is, but want to get your opinion without > naming it right now. I recognized the song right away from having heard it > in other areas of MN. It is a rare but regular nester in MN, but not > usually > in my area. If I am right it is a new bird for my yard, and the 25th > Warbler > species to be seen over the years. > > Song: buzzy, 3-parted. 1st part a single buzzy note; 2nd part a series of > 2-3 almost musical buzzes; 3rd part a definite buzz, a good 1/2 of the > whole > song, with a slight rise to the note. Similar to Black-throated Blue or > Black-throated Green's buzzy quality. > > Bird: (Could only see bottom 1/2) All white from throat to end of tail. (No > yellow or green at all). Hint of color on side of face but could not see > what color. Hint of necklace, no color visible. Streaks on sides when flew, > not visible when feeding. Impression of black near end of tail, no good > view. Crisum to end of tail projection very short, flat across end of tail. > > Location: Pretty darned way up there... Never saw top of bird, color bad > today. It was sprinkling at the time. > > Habit: Slow progression through tree tops, with a stop to sing every so > often, not a constant singer like a Tennessee (they were here for over 3 > weeks, now seem to have moved on). No fly-catching like a Yellow-rump, or > gleaning on trunks like Black-and-white. > > I wrote the description and impression of the song BEFORE looking in the > book to confirm my thoughts, and before listening to the song in two > different sources. > > I'm going out to get a better look, if I can. I DO have other things on the > list today, but they've fallen by the wayside.... > > > Holly Peirson > Columbus, SE Anoka County > > > BTW: Are other birders noticing leaves at tops of trees that are being > eaten > by bugs? The oaks are usually quite full by now, but many of them have been > chewed. I'm thinking maybe that's why we had Tennessee W's here for so long > this spring, lots of fodder about. > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
