Episode Number
56
Episode Show Notes / Description
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina).
The drab warbler with a repetitive three-parted song.
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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:
- Tennessee warbler song by Matthew D. Medler (ML509001)
- Tennessee warbler call by Robert W. Robinson and Bea Robinson (ML509015)
Sources and more:
- https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Tennessee_Warbler
- https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/tennessee-warbler
- Dobson, C., Kassenbaum, D., Oehmke, D., & Misewicz, M. (2023). Field guide to hotspots and birds in Illinois. Scissortail LLC.
- Godfrey, M. A., & Kaufman, Kenn. (Directors). (2004). National Audubon Society videoguide to the birds of North America [Video recording]. In Audubon videoguide to 505 birds of North America DVD I & DVD II (Fullscreen.). Godfrey-Stadin Productions.
- Peterson, R. T., & Peterson, V. M. (1980). A field guide to the birds: A completely new guide to all the birds of eastern and central North America (Fourth edition, completely revised and enlarged.). Houghton Mifflin Company.
- Stokes, D. W., & Stokes, L. Q. (204 C.E.). Stokes Field Guide to Warblers (2nd ed.). Little, Brown and Company.
- Walton, R. K., & Lawson, R. W. (1989). Birding by Ear: Eastern/Central [Compact Disc]. On Eastern/Central birding by ear. Houghton Mifflin Co.
Transcript
This is Brodie with Illinois Extension and I’m here with a new “voice of the wild”
This singer is a drab warbler, largely yellow green with a lighter underside. They’re absent nearly all distinctive markings save for a faint line across the eye and a somewhat distinctly pointed bill. The spring plumage males deviate from this understated outfit only slightly; The feathers on their head turn a festive grey.
This is the Tennessee warbler
The Tennessee warbler is one of the more common wood warblers and, at least for a few weeks in May, their three parted song is nearly omnipresent. They sing incessantly and very loudly, often from high in the forest canopy. This can be a little trying for birders, beginners and experts alike, who are trying to hear other warblers. But don’t forget, as insistent and as they are now, they’ll be gone by June so enjoy them while they’re here. Here’s the Tennessee warbler again.
Thank you to the Macaulay library at the Cornell lab for today’s sound. Learn more about voice of the wild at go.illinois.edu/VOW
This singer is a drab warbler, largely yellow green with a lighter underside. They’re absent nearly all distinctive markings save for a faint line across the eye and a somewhat distinctly pointed bill. The spring plumage males deviate from this understated outfit only slightly; The feathers on their head turn a festive grey.
This is the Tennessee warbler
The Tennessee warbler is one of the more common wood warblers and, at least for a few weeks in May, their three parted song is nearly omnipresent. They sing incessantly and very loudly, often from high in the forest canopy. This can be a little trying for birders, beginners and experts alike, who are trying to hear other warblers. But don’t forget, as insistent and as they are now, they’ll be gone by June so enjoy them while they’re here. Here’s the Tennessee warbler again.
Thank you to the Macaulay library at the Cornell lab for today’s sound. Learn more about voice of the wild at go.illinois.edu/VOW