[NatureNS] Birdsong ID help needed!

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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
>
>
>
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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Eleanor Lindsay=
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                          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>
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