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Index of Subjects --089e0153844a25dac304e04966dd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sounds like one of our numerous Parula Warblers. Lots around this year, calling all day. On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Eleanor Lindsay <kelindsay@eastlink.ca>wrote: > I have been bombarded over the past few weeks by a frequent, very > monotonous birdsong from the trees surrounding my house and which I heardfor the > first time briefly last summer. So finally, at the risk of not recognisingsomething terribly obvious, I'm > seeking ID assistance: > > The bird is very elusive, flitting around from tree to tree around my > house, mostly high up and I have only once caught a glimpse high above me > which was at least enough to confirm the bird's movements matched the calls. > What I could see gave the impression of a sparrow-ish sized bird with a > medium length beak, some yellow and ? a little white on the breast. I got > the impression the wings were darker and possibly there was a hint of > wing bars - but it was a very brief glimpse. I have tried with no success > to match this with warbler, sparrow and any other similar colour/sound > description in my Peterson Field Guide and now turn to NatureNS. > > I have never before attempted to give an idea of a bird call, but here > goes: a slowish husky/buzzy/raspy ascending *c**huuurrrrr* ending > abruptly in a quick descending *cheow* endlessly repeated all day long. > > Hopefully, > Eleanor Lindsay > Seabright, St Margarets Bay > > > > > > --089e0153844a25dac304e04966dd Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Sounds like one of our numerous Parula Warblers. Lots arou= nd this year, calling all day.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br>= <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Eleanor Lindsay= <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:kelindsay@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_= blank">kelindsay@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> =20 =20 =20 <div text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"> <font size=3D"+1">I <font size=3D"+1">have been <font size=3D"+1">bomba= rded</font> <font size=3D"+1">over the past <font size=3D"+1">few</font> weeks by a freque<font size=3D"+1">nt<font size=3D"+1">, very monotonou= <font size=3D"+1">s bird<font size=3D"+1">song from the trees <font size=3D= "+1">surrou<font size=3D"+1">nding my house <font size=3D"+1">and which I h= eard</font> for th<font size=3D"+1">e first time <font size=3D"+1">briefly last summer</font></font>. So finally, at the risk of not <font size=3D"+1">recognising</font> something terribly obvious, <font size=3D"+1"><font s= ize=3D"+1">I'm seeking <font size=3D"+1">I</font>D assistance</font>: <br> <br> <font size=3D"+1"><font size=3D"+1">T</font></font>= </font>he bird is very elusive, flitting around from tree to tree around my house, mostly high up an<font size=3D"= +1">d I have only once caught a<font size=3D"+1"> glimpse high above me whi= ch was at least enough to confirm the bird's m<font siz= e=3D"+1">o</font>vements matched the <font size=3D"+1">calls. What I could = see gave the impression of a sparrow-ish s<font size=3D"+1">= iz</font>ed b<font size=3D"+1">ir</font>d <font size=3D"+1"= >with a medi<font size=3D"+1">um <font size=3D"+1">= leng<font size=3D"+1">th</font></font> beak, some yellow and ? a little white </font></f= ont>on the breast<font size=3D"+1">. <font size=3D"+1"= >I got the impression the wings were darker and possibly there w<font size=3D"+1">as a hint of wing bars</font></font> - but it was a very br<font size=3D"+1">ie</font>f glimpse. I have tried with no success to match this <font size=3D"+1">with warbler, sparrow and any other similar<font size=3D"= +1"> colour/sound description in m<font size=3D"+1">y Peterson </font></fo= nt></font></font>Field Guide and now</font></font></font></font></font= ></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><font size=3D"+1"><font s= ize=3D"+1"><font size=3D"+1"><font size=3D"+1"><font size=3D"+1"><font size= =3D"+1"><font size=3D"+1"><font size=3D"+1"><font size=3D"+1"><font size=3D= "+1"><font size=3D"+1"><font size=3D"+1"> turn to </font>NatureNS. <br> <br> I</font> have never before attempted to<font size= =3D"+1"> give an idea of <font size=3D"+1">a</font> bird call, but here goes: a<font size=3D"+1"> slowish </font>husky/buzzy/raspy <font size=3D"= +1">ascending <b>c</b></font><b>huuurrrrr</b> <font size=3D"+1">ending abruptly in a<font size= =3D"+1"> </font>quick descending <b>cheow</b><font size=3D"+1"> <font size= =3D"+1">endlessly repeated</font> all day long.<br> <br> <font size=3D"+1">Hopefully, <br> <font size=3D"+1">Eleanor Lindsay<br> <font size=3D"+1">Seabright, St Margarets Bay</font><br> </font></font><br> <br> <br> </font><br> </font></font></font>=A0</font>&l