Andy,

 

You might want to check out a recording of Northern Waterthrush.  The songs are similar, although the Kirtland's has a much louder, richer song.  As a side note, the first Kirtland's showed up on the breeding grounds May 1st.

 

Mike Petrucha

Houghton Lake, MI

Harleys roar under pressure, other bikes whine.



 
> Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 09:58:18 -0400
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> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus- Friday AM - Possible KIRTLAND'S WARBLER??
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> Hello All:
> 
> I spent an hour before work at Greenlawn Cemetery (8-9 am). Pretty slow overall, but at the ravine I heard what I am 90% certain was a KIRTLAND'S WARBLER. The bird was singing from the deep brush at the Ravine just west of the bridge. I never saw the bird, but after listening to recordings of warblers, there doesn't seem to be any other likely candidate. The bird call sounded like a "Ch, Ch, we-e-o -Wee! Wee!" with the "we-e-o" descending slightly and the last two notes rising. Is there any other bird that sounds remotely like this? I would have stuck around to hunt down the bird but I needed to get to work.
> 
> Please be advised that there is a lot of maintenance activity going on at the cemetery right now - there's a large mound of gravel at the east entrance to the ravine and lots of trucks and activity.
> 
> Other birds of interest observed:
> 
> The pit:
> Chestnut-sided Warbler
> Ovenbird
> Yellow-rumped Warbler
> American Redstart
> Veery
> Swainson's Thrush
> Hairy Woodpecker
> Wood Duck
> 
> Ravine:
> Eastern Phoebe
> Red-eyed Vireo
> Eastern Wood-Pewee
> 
> The usual residents were about.
> 
> Good Birding,
> Andy Sewell
> Columbus, Ohio
> 
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