Date: 7/2/26 6:50 pm From: John Romano via groups.io <birderjuan...> Subject: Re: [labird] Request audio bird ID assistance
Bill - I’m from the general area of those Quad Cities of which you speak, although most of the birding I’ve done along or near the river was from the Illinois-Wisconsin border northward from lock and dam 11. I have no TV set so I’ll just mention s few things.
In that area when you hear something you can’t place, I’ve found that you can rarely go wrong assuming that it’s an American Redstart. Many a time I did that with other birders and when we tracked down the bird, sure enough - redstart. Cerulean Warbler is another in that area along the river.
I wonder if that thrush might be a Veery?
John Romano
Lafayette, LA
> On Jul 2, 2026, at 4:19 PM, Bill Fontenot via groups.io <williamrodneyfontenot...> wrote:
> Dear Labird —
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> As a non-visual birder, one of my favorite activities involves tuning in to PGA events on tv and IDing the birdlife that the high tech mics pick up.
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> Generally, it would be hard to beat me on eastern U.S. courses and I’m actually fair to middling with California courses. But vocalizing woodland songbirds heard during this week’s John Deere sponsored event is the Quad Cities region on the Mississippi River area at Davenport, Iowa/Moline, IL have got me flumoxed.
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> I’m hearing at least two warblers and a thrush that do not compute.
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> For any fellow labirders who have the time and catch the golf channel on tv, you may consider trying your luck!
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> Bill Fontenot
> 500 Saint Catherine St.
> Lafayette, LA 70506
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