The same thing happened to me today, also while eating breakfast on my porch, in Enfield! I also tried BirdNET, and got the same result, although that might have been a “wild guess.” When I went looking for it I thought I saw a chipping sparrow, but couldn’t get a good look.
Later in the day the bird (I think the same bird) was closer, and was identified as a chipping sparrow. But I couldn’t find it. Just now I heard it again, and again Merlin thought “worm-eating warbler.” When I got closer Merlin changed his mind to chipping sparrow, and when I finally got a good look, I did see chipping sparrow, singing. I am really enjoying the new Merlin. > On Jul 4, 2021, at 1:15 PM, KitKat PonyBird <[email protected]> wrote: > > > While enjoying breakfast on my back porch today, I heard an unfamiliar bird. > The new Sound ID on the Merlin app came up with Worm-eating Warbler. > > Merlin says this bird is rare for this area. I heard at least three of the > same song from different locations at nearly the same time. Still hearing > them around. > > I did a couple of recordings, but don't know (yet) how to share them. It's > definitely different from the chipping sparrows I usually hear. > > Wish I'd been able to get a visual. > > Happy Birding > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
