Good idea. I do have a tape recorder, but it's pretty awful. I'll try  
tomorrow and see if I can get anything recognizable. Thanks!

Maeve

On May 31, 2009, at 10:52 AM, Miriam Lawrence wrote:

> Maeve, do you have any means of recording the song -- mini tape
> recorder, video/camcorder?  If digital, you could share it
> electronically... Otherwise, maybe you could play it over the phone  
> for
> someone sufficiently knowledgable?
>
> This method has worked for me a number of times when I was stumped  
> on a
> song or call.
>
> Miriam Lawrence
> Monkton
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vermont Birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Maeve  
> Kim
> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:47 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [VTBIRD] mystery warbler still around
>
> My mystery warbler is driving me nuts. He sings every morning, going
> from tree to tree in a rough square that apparently marks his
> territory. He always sings from quite high, twenty feet or more. Most
> of the time, he's in deciduous trees but he might have sung from a
> white pine today as well.
>
> The beginning of the song is a buzzy rising sequence, followed by a
> tumbling down noise. The first part is somewhat like a slow Parula -
> but not quite - and somewhat like a Prairie Warbler - but I can't
> find any description or recording that has the ending. One book
> describes an Orange-Crowned Warbler's song as ending with a downward
> tumble but the recordings of this bird don't sound anything like my
> bird.
>
> Would anyone like to come by some morning to listen and maybe find
> the critter? This morning, it sang regularly, every few seconds, from
> 7:00 till when the rain chased me indoors at a few minutes before  
> eight.
>
> I've gotten quick glimpses four times now: a slender bird, sharp
> bill, longer tail than many warblers. Today, I thought I glimpsed
> darkish red or orange once but never saw any color after that so I'm
> not sure of the first impression. I think it's on the large side for
> warblers.
>
> Here's an attempt at its song - very buzzy
>
> tzee tzee tzee tzee tzee tzee Zeee oh
>
> Maeve Kim
> Jericho Center