henry Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Hello all, This warbler song was recorded last summer in southern Ontario, Canada. I thought I was confident on the ID, but re-listening to it makes me a little uncertain because I know there are some similar sounding warblers. I've attached the recording as a Google Drive link. It's a very quiet recording unfortunately - you will probably need to turn the volume up to full. The warbler sings at 2, 9, and 16 seconds. Any help would be much appreciated, I have been back and forth on it for a while now! https://drive.google.com/file/d/161f20g_LqcM9V_DR6HW25zIQguhSxiMA/view?usp=sharing Thank you, Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) Northern Parula. There is also a Red-eyed Vireo singing in the recording. Edited May 24 by Birds are cool 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Yup, Parula! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry Posted May 24 Author Share Posted May 24 Hello, thanks for your opinions! I was also considering northern parula, but I am hesitant about this because eBird does not show a single record of a parula in this area in the month of July. What are your thoughts on black-throated blue or cerulean? Or even blackburnian? You are maybe correct that this is a parula and it is the first July record in the county. However, Norfolk, Ontario, is a county with a lot of birding, so I would have to be pretty confident to call this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 10 minutes ago, henry said: Hello, thanks for your opinions! I was also considering northern parula, but I am hesitant about this because eBird does not show a single record of a parula in this area in the month of July. What are your thoughts on black-throated blue or cerulean? Or even blackburnian? You are maybe correct that this is a parula and it is the first July record in the county. However, Norfolk, Ontario, is a county with a lot of birding, so I would have to be pretty confident to call this! My apologies, I should not have listened to your recording on my car’s speakers. This is a Cerulean Warbler 🤦♂️ It’s not high pitched enough for Blackburnian, and Black-throated Blue would start with a single down slurred buzz instead of a series of buzzes, like this bird does. It didn’t even register to me that Parula is out of range. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 9 minutes ago, henry said: Hello, thanks for your opinions! I was also considering northern parula, but I am hesitant about this because eBird does not show a single record of a parula in this area in the month of July. What are your thoughts on black-throated blue or cerulean? Or even blackburnian? You are maybe correct that this is a parula and it is the first July record in the county. However, Norfolk, Ontario, is a county with a lot of birding, so I would have to be pretty confident to call this! Black throated Blue Warblers songs are three through your notes, all the same pitch. This bird's song had a rising pitch, and it was more than 5 notes long Blackburnian Warbler songs are to high pitched. Cerulean Warblers sounds better for this bird. Sorry for misleading you @henry. Thanks for double checking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 12 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: Black throated Blue Warblers songs are three through your notes, all the same pitch. BTBW song has a rising pitch, it’s just a slower rise. I had one today that was basically same same as a typical CERW except the beginning phrase was a single buzz instead of multiple. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 23 minutes ago, Avery said: BTBW song has a rising pitch, it’s just a slower rise. I had one today that was basically same same as a typical CERW except the beginning phrase was a single buzz instead of multiple. The ones I hear always seem to have the same pitch. Thanks for correcting me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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