Mnemonics For Eastern Warblers

Black-and-white - "wheezy, wheezy, wheezy" squeaky wheel

Swainson`s  - "deeta deeta-whip`-poor-will" accent on last three syllables

Worm-eating - insect-like,dry trill

Golden-winged  -  "bee- buzz, buzz, buzz"lastthree lower pitched

Blue-winged - "beee-buzz"last note lower pitch

Tennessee -  “tika-tika-tika,chip-chip-chip,sit-sit-sit-sit” staccato, three parts

Orange-crowned - “chip-ee, chip-ee, chip-ee” trill withs lower and dropping end

Nashville - “see-bit, see-bit, see-bit,titititititi” loud, two parts

Northern parula - "zeeeee-up" buzzy ascending notest ipping over at end

Yellow -  "sweet sweet sweet, I`m so sweet"

Magnolia - "wheet-wheet`eo" slurred phrases with ending note higher in pitch

Cape May  - “sing sing sing sing sing” high, thin slurry 5-6 notes

Black-throated-green -  "zay zay zay zoo zee" all buzzy notes

Black-throated blue  - "teach teach teach teach" each louder

Kentucky - "toree` toree` toree"

Blackburnian -  “seepseepseep seep, titi, zeeee” 3 parts, very high pitched rising ending

Yellow-throated  -“tweede tweede tweedetweededee da dit” paired notes with rushed ending

American redstart - “zee zee zee zee zit” black-and-white wheezy quality with sneezy ending

Prothonotary  - “sweetsweetsweet sweet” loud, ringing

Yellow-rumped  - slow musical trill with two parts

Hooded -  "wheeta wheeta wheet`eo"

Prairie  - “zee zee zee zee zee zee” upscale, buzzy

Pine  - trill like chipping sparrow, more musical and “lippy”

Cerulean - “zray zray zray zray zeeeeee” buzzy ending similar to Northern Parula’s without tip over

Bay-breasted  - “teesi teesiteesiteesi” high thin double syllabled

Blackpoll -“tseet” high thin notes rapid and very mechanical

Palm - “zwee zwee zwee zwee zwee”buzz like, fast strident trill

Common yellowthroat -  “wichity, wichity wichity, wich” varies

Louisiana waterthrush -  “Sweeu sweeu sweeu chee chwit it chit” loud clear fading ending

Northern waterthrush - “twit twit twit twit, sweet”

Mourning -  “cheerie, cheerie, chorrie, chorrie” two parts, second lower in pitch

Connecticut -  “beecher,beecher, beecher” jerky

Canada -   “chip” followed by staccato series of short notes, last one rising in pitch

Wilson’s  - “chee chee chee” slurred quick notes,dropping in pitch