I've had a different experience - lots of veerys, some hermit  
thrushes but not a single wood thrush yet. I miss their beautiful song.

I haven't noticed relative quiet this spring, or a reduction in  
species. (This morning, the Audubon walk at Mills Riverside Park  
yielded well over thirty species.)

Maeve Kim
Jericho Center


On May 24, 2008, at 11:50 AM, Jane Schlossberg wrote:

> While I had seen a few veerys (veeries?) flitting through the  
> undergrowth several weeks ago, and had heard one or two early,  
> rusty verses of veery verbalization, I have not since heard any  
> veery songs in our woods. Normally, by this time of year, there  
> would be many competing males jousting for their territories with  
> their descending flute-like songs.
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> We have hermits and wood thrushes sharing the woods, singing away,  
> but this is the first year without their fellow thrush singing  
> along as well...am I wrong to feel some concern as to why and what  
> and how, etc? Any others experiencing the same gap this year? I  
> know some others had posted remarks about the lack of veeries about  
> a month ago, and I wonder if they have since made their appearance  
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> In general, the woods see, quieter, or rather sound like there is  
> less variety. Fewer warblers as well, and hopefully the peewees  
> will be back, as always, they are typically among the last of the  
> songbirds to return and resume vocalizing.
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