Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
Flight call description A sharp, husky, rising "szit".
Fig.1. Maryland October 12, 1994 (MO).
Bird in flight.
Examples Diurnal
Similar species See Tennessee and Mourning Warblers and short rising seeps.
Behavior Primarily a nocturnal migrant but engages in redetermined migration. Gives flight call regularly while perched and in flight during the day, and presumably during nocturnal migration.
Spectrographic description Measured calls (N=23) were 32.1-57.5 (43.7) mS in duration and in the 5.8-10 (6.6-9.0) kHz frequency range. The frequency track was double-banded (rarely single-banded) and rising and often with an upward bend in the middle and a slight downward hook at the end. Most calls showed a fine modulation, particularly in the second half of the call, with a spacing of 3.2-6.6 (5.4) mS between humps.