ML619150095
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I very rarely, if ever, submit a report of a notable bird unless I have a confirmation, I mean I know what it was but is there enough to convince others? I worked on this bird for a long time and there is no doubt at all. In fact it is the only thing I really accomplished on the trip trying to confirm what I It popped up not too far in front of me at eye level. I got excellent looks but as soon as I quickly brought up my camera it flew up to a higher branch and I could not focus on it in the shady conditions. It then dove into the understory never to be seen again. This habitat is perfect - thick understory, lots of rocks, few boulders, slow moving brook, lots of skunk cabbage, a slight slope, branches and trees lying on the wood's floor with plenty of places to hide. There is no mistake what it was or could be, the plain dull yellowish tan body was instantly noticeable even before I got my binos on it. I saw the distinctive head streaks, markings and went into action unsuccessfully. Not an ID challenge. Confirmation - different story. I have one recording of it and not sure how to get it on to Ebird. I would say the description of the song is so difficult but noticeable in some respects. It starts out low and then accelerates towards the end. It is not long like chipping or pine warbler. The spaces in the notes seem to blend together as opposed to having some clear separation. Chipping sparrow, are like this, which I think Merlin called it. When my recording of what I think is the WEWA is played, Merlin does not light up on chipping sparrow but it is on the Merlin report. The spectrograph shows a more blended song as expected but it is not easy to see. So IDK about the recording. But I do know what I saw. I don't think it will go anywhere tonight so maybe if I want to torture myself I will go back tomorrow.
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