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Re: Warbling Test

Subject: Re: Warbling Test
From: "M, J, & V Phinney" <>
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2003 12:34:18 -0700
Martyn wrote: I think its fair play that everyone had a shot at this also,
Good stuff,
but where was the Warbling expert with his analysis :-)


If that was a reference to me, I've been off line for a few days - listenin=
g
to REAL warblers! Yellow-rumps 3 & 4 seemed fairly straightforward...and I
feel reasonably confident that I would have eventually nailed down
blackburnian as the source of 1 & 2 (bay-breasted being the only other
potential candidate I was considering)...but everything's easy once you kno=
w
the answer!

I am impressed by Marty's efforts...because I can still hear these things, =
I
pay little attention to sonograms. Identifying birdsong by that alone is
something that is far beyond my abilities.

best regards,

Mark Phinney



on 7/4/03 1:46 PM, Martyn Stewart at  wrote:

OK, Warbler test results

1)       Blackburnian Warbler recorded just outside Ithaca, New York
2)       Blackburnian Warbler recorded same place
3)       Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Recorded eastern Washington
4)       Yellow-Rumped Warbler Issaquah, WA
I knew 1& 2 would throw some people with the various pitch it its song;
this is the reason I went with Doug in his original analysis of Greg's
birds simply because of these two extreme sounds. It is so hard to
identify a bird with a 1 to 2 second sound byte and I think proof is in
the pudding here!  I certainly would never give my 100% commitment in a
situation like this.
I think its fair play that everyone had a shot at this also, Good stuff,
but where was the Warbling expert with his analysis :-)

Marty, I have some great news for you, You can hear Blackburnian's after
all!


Martyn



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