Date: 6/6/26 5:38 am From: Ragupathy Kannan <0000013b0ad14faf-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Unusual Pine Warbler song
Your guess is as good as mine, Patty. But young birds can theoretically try out less complex songs, in contrast to this one which ends with a flourish at the end. So, who knows.
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On Friday, June 5, 2026, 5:59 PM, Patricia McLean <plm108...> wrote:
Just a thought, Kannan. Could it be a young bird learning it's song? I certainly don't know why it's different. I have heard PIWAs singing variations but have no knowledge of why...so this is just a wild guess. 😁
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On Fri, Jun 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM, Ragupathy Kannan<0000013b0ad14faf-dmarc-request...> wrote:
Here is a better recording from today. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/368679163Vivek Govind Kumar talked to me about this. He said that the 4th song recording in eBird is similar. He is right. The author says this was a recording at dawn. You can listen to that here.
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On Friday, June 5, 2026, 10:35 AM, Ragupathy Kannan <0000013b0ad14faf-dmarc-request...> wrote:
Is it normal for Pine Warblers to make warbling notes at the end of the usual trill? Or is it mimicking its close relative, the Yellow-rumped Warbler's song? I don't see it in the sonagrams in eBird or BNA. Check this recording from yesterday from the UAFS campus. https://ebird.org/checklist/S352790799 KannanFt. Smith
