Cerulean Warbler - RETRACTION, Freeport, 5/2

[Derek Lovitch]

Hi all,
Well, I am sorry - and perhaps a little embarrassed - to have to retract my Cerulean Warbler report from yesterday.

This morning, after well over an hour of searching, Doug Hitchcox, Katrina Fenton, and I - soon joined by Jay Adams, Margaret Viens, and with apologies, someone who's name i failed to get (I was distracted by my just-then-apparent failure) - located a singing Black-throated Blue Warbler in treetops only a few hundred yards away from yesterday's bird. (I guess I should have called it quits sooner!)

It was singing a distinctly three-parted song, but much slower and lower overall, and more typical BTBW-like than yesterday. When we first heard it, we all thought BTBW immediately; there was little doubt. Perhaps also the two rock faces it was singing near yesterday were playing with the acoustics as well.

While I do believe the song was different yesterday, it is impossible for me to ignore the coincidence. I won't hide behind the classic "two-bird theory," and admit that I have most likely made a big mistake.

Apologies to those who took the time to chase this morning, but at least there was a fair diversity of other, real birds to enjoy.

-Derek

Sent from my iPhone

[Down East Nature Tours]

Hi Derek,

Thank you for your candor on the Cerulean Warbler mistake, Derek. You of
all people know that most of us out here understand the excitement and
appreciate your desire to find a good bird.... next time right!

One thing I have learned is that every one of us makes a mistake now and
then, and as you know.... I have been guilty of that myself.... While
giving us all something to think about yesterday you showed us all how easy
it is to just fess-up and move on!! It happens and thanks for the
follow-up.

Good birding and Thank you for all of the important work you do and have
done... for example the "Bradbury Mountain Raptor Monitoring Program"....
I have a separate file for these reports and find them very useful.

Thanks again

Michael

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