North American warbler call notes (1 Viewer)

Does anyone know a link to something like this? Now my area is flooded with Yellow-rumped Warblers it would be handy to know, so I don't have to check each one. (40+ this morning, but no sign of other spp.)

I would be interested in particular of knowing BT-Grey & Townsend as I haven't seen these two yet.

Also is the Yellow-rumped fairly unique in its call? A vagrant isn't all that unlikely considering about 2+ are being seen at once downtown LA. I doubt I'd be able to remember the calls of all 20+ North American species, so if anyone has any tips.

Not sure about call notes specifically, but Xeno-canto has a bunch of recordings.

http://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Dendroica-nigrescens

Silverwolf said:

Also is the Yellow-rumped fairly unique in its call? A vagrant isn't all that unlikely considering about 2+ are being seen at once downtown LA. I doubt I'd be able to remember the calls of all 20+ North American species, so if anyone has any tips.

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In my opinion the eastern (Myrtle) Yellow-rumped Warblers have a very distinctive chip note, but this note is completely different from that of the Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler. I also find the chip note of Black-throated Green Warbler and its close relatives (Townsend's, Hermit) to be fairly distinctive compared to other species as well. The Waterthrushes are also distinctive (though not from each other), as is Common Yellowthroat.

I would certainly become familiar with the call notes of the common local species, and then you will be alerted when you hear an unfamiliar chip note.

I agree that xeno-canto would be a good place to search for call notes. I don't know of any single "warbler chip note" resource, but one may exist. The Stokes CD set includes chip notes in a few of the warbler recordings.

ovenbird43 said:

The Stokes CD set includes chip notes in a few of the warbler recordings.

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Mobile apps, such as iBird and the Sibley app, include chip notes for most warbler species I believe. (I have iBird for Android, but haven't used Sibley myself, which is only available for iPhone).

Jim

I'm fine with Common Yellowthroat, and I think I'm okay with Yellow/Yellow-rumped/Orange-crowned (OC I've only ever encountered once).

Audubon's vs Myrtle has been annoying. Today I noted a few Audubons in the middle of a field that were making the normal Audubon call as well as other sounds (some remnisecent of Song Sparrow). All birds had the bright yellow throat. Apparently less than 4% Y-rumps are Myrtle here.

I expect it will just be a Little vs Australian Raven thing. The instant I heard the Aus I knew it was that and nothing else.

Also, Xeno-canto does seem to have a decent supply of call notes. I didn't think to look on that site.