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Weaverville, N Carolina USA - wren mocking warbler song? (1 Viewer)

Fandango739

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United States
This has bothered me for some time, so I thought I would ask.

In late Spring, I was in North Carolina birding, when I heard a Worm-eating Warbler. According to all the maps that bird is quite possible in the area where I was birding. I took multiple BirdNet samples and they all came back with Worm-eating Warbler. The call repeated multiple times from one tree and I thoroughly searched that tree for about 10 minutes. I really wanted to see that warbler. The only bird in that tree, as best as I could see, was a Carolina Wren.

Is it possible that the wren could have produced a reproduction call, so perfect and consistent that it could have fooled BirdNet?

Thanks!
 
I am not familiar with BirdNet, but I think it is certainly possible to get a false reading. Merlin sound ID is pretty advanced as far as free softwares go, and it gets confused at times. Worm-eating Warblers can also be tough to pin down and get sight of, however. They are usually found in densely wooded areas with thick understory.
 
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