The Peterson guides have always had the best song descriptions in my book so I
can imagine these programs would be great—I’ve been looking for something that
would compare and contrast the easily confused songs and will definitely look
into that.
Larkwire is a helpful app that I use a lot because they do a good job of
describing songs and have greater numbers of variation than Sibley. Larkwire
also has some song-learning tools and games.
Cornell has some song-learning courses etc. on their websites.
From: Barnett, Lewis [mailto:lbarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxx] ;
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2017 8:17 AM
To: lisaamease@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: Carol Evans; Jan Frye; Richmond Audubon Society mailing list
Subject: Re: [va-richmond-general] Warblers
I felt like the Peterson “Birding by Ear” and “More Birding By Ear” (both for
the eastern region) were helpful - some commentary and tips about various
songs, and they group easily confused songs together and specifically point out
the differences.
Lewis Barnett
CS Coordinator (Interim), University of Richmond Math and Computer Science
On May 8, 2017, at 8:10 AM, Lisa Mease <lisaamease@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I remember about two or three years ago there was what people thought was a
Cerulean in the James River park system but it turned out to be another
species. If master birders can be fooled, I feel like I have no chance. 😄 I
birded the 42nd Street area for the first time recently and the canopy was so
high that seeing birds was a lost cause.
Do you have tips on learning the songs? I have two different apps, Master
Birder and Chirp USA, and they've been helpful. I've been told to watch
YouTube clips of the birds singing is a good, too. Unfortunately, going
birding with knowledgeable people is nigh impossible because I have to get my
daughter off to school during the time most of you go out.
-Lisa
On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 07:35 Carol Evans <evanscarol75@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Same here—for certain birds I count by sound alone. But I’ve been fooled more
than once by a PIWA singing orange-crowned song, among others. A CHSP can
sound just like a worm-eating warbler. A clue for the PIWA/OCWA is where they
hang out in the canopy—PIWA high up, OCWA mid-level but still I want to lay
eyes on them.
From: va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Janice Frye
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2017 12:52 AM
To: Lisa Mease
Cc: Richmond Audubon Society mailing list
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Warblers
Some do apparently sing the songs of other birds they heard from nearby nests.
Pine Warbler singing Orange-crowned is one that came up on my BBS route last
summer. Mikey Lutmerding at USGS shed some light on this for me, but I was
driving at the time and need to get something written down so I can share the
knowledge better. Hooded was also part of that conversation, but the details
escape me. I do seem to recall that counting heard-only birds for some
purposes was meant to cut down on harassment of birds, and that is certainly a
worthy goal imo.
Jan
On May 7, 2017 8:43 PM, "Lisa Mease" <lisaamease@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
How many of you count warblers, particularly the uncommon ones like the
Cerulean, based on sound alone?
-Lisa
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