Least Flycatcher is the likely candidate and just about on time. Call is a
crisp, terse, two-syllabled "CHE-BEK".
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>       While sitting on our upstairs deck drinking coffee this morning, we
> saw many (at least 6 or 8) yellow-rumped warblers and the first empidonax
> flycatcher of the season.  The empid wasn't singing - if we had to call it,
> we'd say it was a least.  Seemed to have a very complete eye ring; certainly
> wasn't yellow-bellied.
>       We put the purple martin gourds up by the pond yesterday, and all
> sorts of tree swallows were checking them out.  We never get martins.  All
> of this, plus a lot of phoebes, goldfinch, and chipping sparrows.  A great
> time of the year.
>       Larry and Mona in East Shoreham