What about a White-eyed Vireo? That would be "QUICK bring-the-beer!",
which is pretty close to your description.
June Tveekrem
Columbia, Howard County, MD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jenny Mcclintock" <>
> I certainly defer to the experts on this list about the OS Flycatcher
ID
> being highly doubtful. More than one person has mentioned that it
> would be rare.
> However, it was a very loud and clear "QUICK three beers!!"
> repeated more than once (after a short pause) in the same area.
> It was heard in the pine woods between the parking lot and the path
> that splits to the two falls, on a dark cool cloudy morning around
9:00am.
> I didn't hear any indication that it was a mockingbird or catbird
> (since it was the only song it was singing). I guess it could have
> been a starling though, having a little fun with a novice birder! ;-)
> But I didn't hear any other starling-like sounds in the area.
> Jenny |