[wisb] Waukesha Co. call ID help
- From: "Mike Duchek" <mikeduchek@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 21:32:03 -0500
First off real quick we went to the Delafield Farmer's Market. I think the
park there is some kind of veterans memorial park. Not sure of the name but
may be Cushing Park. But lots of birds singing Saturday morning. Pretty sure
I heard multiple warbling vireos but I hadn't planned on finding birds there
and hadn't brought my binocs. Oh well. I think I also saw a merganser (hooded
I guess) in the fish hatchery pond there. But a cool place to check out and I
may have to head back there. Nice streamside paths.
Went for a hike this afternoon in Kettle Moraine South from the unmarked Stark
Rd. to Wilton Rd. My car said it was 92 but it didn't feel that hot. Pretty
hot but humidity was not terrible and I found it relatively pleasant. Started
out in some woods and saw the formations known as Brady's Rocks but most of the
hike after that was very wet tall grassy areas, with I think some oak savannah
at the end. Saw numerous sandhill cranes and other common stuff. Was more of
a hike than a bird watching excursion, but I did stop a couple times when I
heard some calls I didn't recognize. Spent time tonight going through many
calls but I am not sure about either of the following. If anyone has any
thoughts let me know. These are short YouTube links. May want to turn the
volume up. I was not too close to either of these birds (didn't want to tread
far off the trail) and did not see either but would love to know what I was
hearing.
1. This one sounded unusual to me. Sounds like "hee-hoo" and then it quickly
collapses into a short metallic trill. Totally clueless on this one. Would
call frequently, every few seconds.
http://tinyurl.com/37klmrk
2. This one I heard amongst the noise of numerous RW blackbirds and other
birds. It would call pretty infrequently but regularly, so if I waited I would
hear it again, maybe every 10 seconds. Sounds like a flycatcher to me, almost
like a phoebe in voice, but every time I listened I heard only one syllable
that sounded like "rear" and that was in and then in 10 seconds "rear" again.
This was in a very wet grassy area, seemed to be coming from some tall grass.
So based on habitat I'd probably say willow flycatcher, but the one syllable I
was hearing leaves me unconvinced. So I couldn't match it up with anything.
Any thoughts? Here is one "rear" I heard:
http://tinyurl.com/353alex
-Mike Duchek, Waukesha, Waukesha Co.
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