Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 16:47:29 -0700 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Charlie Subject: Fwd: [WV-BIRD] WV and Md. birds and aberrant warbler songs Comments: To: WVA listserv MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi Gary, and birders in WVA and MD. Sorry if the cross-posting ruffles any feathers, but I thought this would be appropriate for MD, as well as WVA. I've heard a Golden-winged sing a song similar to what you describe. This was in Pike County, in the Poconos of PA. This was also in a place where one Brewster's and several Lawrence's hybrids had been well-documented over the years. I've personally never seen/heard either hybrid, but I consider the sources reliable. To me, the bird I heard looked perfectly normal, so I had no reason to presume a hybrid. In related news... In one of our Green Ridge SF sites, there is an Ovenbird we have nicknamed Fred. Fred's song is very unusual, and we are looking more actively for his nest than we typically do, due to his song. The first half of the song is 3 single notes, rather than the usual double notes. They are slighty higher-pitched than is usual. They are very clear, and as loud as an Ovenbird can be. The rest of the song is typical. All 5 of us have watched this bird as he sings (on different days, not as a group) In other singing news, there is a Cerulean still singing in GRSF, within 100 meters of where a pair is believed to have nested last year. This year's location is on the east side of Stafford Road. I strongly recommend against driving up Stafford road - I do it in a state-owned 4X4. Good day. Charlie --- "Felton, Gary L" wrote: