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RE: Warbler Vocalization Question



Kentucky Warbler is quite possible and the habitat sounds perfect.  In fact,
while working in the mountains last year I chased down what I thought was a
Mourning Warbler only to find it was a Kentucky.  But, you could be right.
This time of year, who knows!?

Kendrick

Kendrick C. Weeks
Graduate Student
Campus Box 7617
NC Coop Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Department of Zoology
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7617
(919) 513-2471

http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/k/kcweeks/www/home.html

-----Original Message-----
From: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
[mailto:carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu]On Behalf Of Tom Krakauer
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 6:49 PM
To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
Subject: Warbler Vocalization Question


This morning (Monday) at about 8:00 Am,  I heard a bird in the very dense,
low second growth of a Fran blow down.  Lots of maples, dogwoods etc.  I
never saw it.

I head a bird in the dense thickets that gave a loud repeated two part call
with the second part slightly lower.  It transliterates best into, "cherry,
cherry, chorry"   I immediately went inside and listened to Thayer Birding
software, and the only one close was Mourning Warbler.

However,  it always was a 3 sylable call "cherry, cherry, chorry" .  I did
not hear it sing "cherry, cherry, cherry, cherry, chorry".

What else sound similar?  I couldn't  think of anything else..


However, since I can not hear high frequencies,  I cannot eliminate a very
aberrant winter wren (grin).


Thanks,


Tom




Tom Krakauer
Bahama, Durham County, NC
tkrakauer@mindspring.com