I’m looking for suggestions for the ID of the birds I recorded as they flew over. See my ebird report for Guida Farms Conservation Area from Nov 3 (Merlin drew a blank). The iPhone recording is not great; it begins and ends with me shuffling through leaves to see them better; my dog is heard panting around the 18/20 sec mark. Thanks in advance for suggestions.

Here’s a link to my eBird report: https://ebird.org/checklist/S201310785 John Graham Middletown Ct On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 9:07 PM John Graham <john.graham.ese@gmail.com> wrote: > I’m looking for suggestions for the ID of the birds I recorded as they > flew over. See my ebird report for Guida Farms Conservation Area from Nov > 3 (Merlin drew a blank). The iPhone recording is not great; it begins and > ends with me shuffling through leaves to see them better; my dog is heard > panting around the 18/20 sec mark. > > Thanks in advance for suggestions. >

Hi John – your birds sound like Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers to me, but that doesn’t match your description of their size. I have also heard Downy Woodpeckers making a similar sounds, so perhaps that is a possibility. Any other ideas from our group? Chuck Imbergamo CT Birds Moderator Madison > On Nov 5, 2024, at 10:35 PM, John Graham via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > Here’s a link to my eBird report: > https://ebird.org/checklist/S201310785 > > John Graham > Middletown Ct > > > >> On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 9:07 PM John Graham <john.graham.ese@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> I’m looking for suggestions for the ID of the birds I recorded as they >> flew over. See my ebird report for Guida Farms Conservation Area from Nov >> 3 (Merlin drew a blank). The iPhone recording is not great; it begins and >> ends with me shuffling through leaves to see them better; my dog is heard >> panting around the 18/20 sec mark. >> >> Thanks in advance for suggestions. >> > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/