ML619104921
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Media notes
Six songs recorded here, with the best individual cuts at 0:26 and 0:57. Merlin also failed to identify the Chestnut-sided Warbler that twice sang closeby (and rather loudly, at 0:23 and 0:34).
Observation details
THREE! Which is especially crazy for the relatively late date. A female and a separate singing male by the golf course wedge: 35.1445828, -89.9890227. Another female in a large warbler flock by the "magic hickory": 35.144667, -89.988861. Photos of at least two of these birds. The male repeatedly gave a very peculiar song (below), which, once learned, often aided in its detection. This doesn't sound at all like a classic Golden-winged Warbler song: a variable flat or arched fine, sliding buzz, at times with some lower, accented notes at the end. My suspicion is that, even though this looks just like a Golden-winged Warbler, that perhaps it has some Blue-winged Warbler genes it in, given a song that is more reminiscent of the back half of a Blue-winged Warbler song. I was able to visibly confirm this bird singing during the recording I made. Merlin mostly didn't have any suggestions for this song ... and I don't blame it! (though it did suggest Northern Parula for the second, much fainter song in this cut)
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- Original file size
- 5.07 MB