There was of a movement early in the week. I was up late on Monday July
27. As we were unpacking from a trip, in the dark, we heard a
Swainson's Thrush and a likely Northern Waterthrush which are both usual
early migrants - as early as the last week of July.
Last night again we heard 1-2 Waterthrush. The Northern Waterthrush
night call is somewhat distinct but there are several close to it. Here
is a list of nocturnal migrant calls mnemonics of the Eastern U.S. It
is taken from this site
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pifcapemay/evans_rosenberg.htm . You'll
note some misses in the description for the thrushes as the Swainson's
and Gray-cheeked are distinctly different in some of there calls at
night. Also, cuckoos are not listed and are easy to ID. The
description for Blackpoll, Yellow, Blackburnian and Bay-breasted are in
the "zeet complex" and after many years of listening, to me, it sounds
more like buzzy "bjjt." No matter, as a group, each is not
distinguishable from one another. Another site for sonograms is here:
http://oldbird.org/Library.htm
**
Species
Vocalization
Upland Sandpiper (/Bartramia longicauda/)
rapid "tu tu tup" series (variable)
Long-billed Curlew (/Numenius americanus/)
Cur-lee flight call
Black-billed Cuckoo (/Coccyzus erythropthalmus/)
guttural "chuckle"
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (/Coccyzus americanus/)
kakakowlp call (variable)
Red-headed Woodpecker (/Melanerpes erythrocephalus/)
"queeer" note
Red-breasted Nuthatch (/Sitta canadensis/)
"aah, aah, aah" notes
Veery (/Catharus fuscescens/)
short whistled note
Gray-cheeked Thrush (/Catharus minimus/)
short whistled note
Bicknell's Thrush (/Catharus bicknelli/)
short whistled note
Swainson's Thrush (/Catharus ustulatus/)
short whistled note
Hermit Thrush (/Catharus guttatus/)
short whistled note
Wood Thrush (/Hylocichla mustelina/)
short whistled note
Chestnut-sided Warbler (/Dendroica pensylvanica/)
short, high "tseep"
Cape May Warbler (/Dendroica tigrina/)
short, high "tseep"
Black-throated Blue Warbler (/Dendroica caerulescens/)
short, high "tseep"
(often doubled)
Palm Warbler (/Dendroica palmarum/)
short, high "tseep"
Black-and-white warbler (/Mniotilta varia/)
short, high "tseep"
American Redstart (/Setophaga ruticilla/)
short, high "tseep"
Ovenbird (/Seiurus aurocapillus/)
short, high "tseep"
Northern Waterthrush (/Seiurus noveboracensis/)
short, high "tseep"
Common Yellowthroat (/Geothlypis trichas/)
short, buzzy "tzzp"
Canada Warbler (/Wilsonia canadensis/)
short, high "tseep"
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (/Pheucticus ludovicianus/)
short whistled note
Dickcissel (/Spiza americana/)
buzzy flight note
Indigo Bunting (/Passerina cyanea/)
buzzy flight note
Painted Bunting (/Passerina ciris/)
buzzy flight note
Blue Grosbeak (/Guiraca caerulea/)
buzzy flight note
American Tree Sparrow (/Spizella arborea/)
short, high "tseep"
Chipping Sparrow (/Spizella passerina/)
short, high "tseep"
Savannah Sparrow (/Passerculus sandwichensis/)
short, high "tseep"
Grasshopper Sparrow (/Ammodramus savannarum/)
short, high "tseep"
Henslow's Sparrow (/Ammodramus henslowii/)
a high descending "zeee"
Lincoln's Sparrow (/Melospiza lincolnii/)
a buzzy "zee"
Swamp Sparrow (/Melospiza georgiana/)
a buzzy "zee"
Bobolink (/Dolichonyx orizivorus/)
pink flight note
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*Table 2. "Complexes" of bird species for which call-type is known but
which are not yet definitely distinguishable from other species with
similar call-types. All these calls are short, typically less than
1/10th of a second in duration and high pitched, between 5 and 9 kHz. *
Species complex
Vocalization
...... ......
*I*
......
Prothonotary Warbler (/Protonotaria citrea/)
A nonsibilant, rising "tseep" note
Clay-colored Sparrow (/Spizella passerina/)
"
Swainson's Warbler (/Limnothlypis swainsonii/)
"
... ..."
*II*
.......
Blue-winged Warbler (/Vermivora pinus/)
A buzzy "kzeen" of "kzeep" note
Golden-winged Warbler (/Vermivora chrysoptera/)
"
Louisiana Waterthrush (/Seiurus motacilla/)
"
...
...
*III*
...
Tennessee Warbler (/Vermivora peregrina/)
A sibilant, rising "tseet" or "tsee" note
Nashville Warbler (/Vermivora ruficapilla/)
"
Orange-crowned Warbler (/Vermivora celata/)
"
Black-throated Green Warbler (/Dendroica virens/)
"
Vesper Sparrow (/Pooecetes gramineus/)
""
Yellow-rumped Warbler (/Dendroica coronata/)
"
White-crowned Sparrow (/Zonotrichia leucophrys/)
"
...
...
*IV*
...
Pine Warbler (/Dendroica pinus/)
A descending "tsew" note
Northern Parula (/Parula americana/)
"
Field Sparrow (/Spizella pusilla/)
"
Yellow-throated Warbler (/Dendroica dominica/)
"
Prairie Warbler (/Dendroica discolor/)
"
...
...
*V*
...
Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea)
A buzzy, "zeet" note
Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
"
Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia)
"
Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorus)
"
Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata)
"
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
"
Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea)
"
Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis)
"
...
...
*VI*
...
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
a high, "tseep" note
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
"
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
"
...
...
*VII*
...
LeConte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii)
a high downslurred "tsee" note
Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammospiza ssp.)
""
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--
Joe Schaufenbuel
Stevens Point
Portage Co., WI
On 7/29/2015 11:06 PM, Daniel Edelstein wrote:
âEUR¦and a brief rejoinder that I forgot to mention in my initial post a
moment ago:
another birder also detected SwainsonâEUR^(TM)s Thrush over the weekend in
the Milwaukee area, per ebird.org <http://ebird.org/>
data that was submittedâEUR¦..Of course, I submitted mine, tooâEUR¦..as
itâEUR^(TM)s good to get the records of this species updated via
this excellent resource
(i.e., I use ebird.org <http://ebird.org/> as my sole source place to record
my sightings that I can then access later
to note changes in arrival/departure/abundance, etc. from year to yearâEUR¦.I
also use Bird Log as an app on my iPhone because
the log summary in the field automatically transfers to ebird.org
<http://ebird.org/> when I plug in my iPhone upon returning from the
fieldâEUR¦and, hence,
I donâEUR^(TM)t have to type in my species from scratch into ebird.org
<http://ebird.org/>.)
Regards,
Daniel Edelstein
Novato, CA
&
Ellison Bay, WI
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