Savor Survey

And some birdsong chagrin.

This afternoon I took a short break on my back patio, and noticed an unusual bird call. I had my phone handy, so I punched up the Merlin birdsong-ID app. It seemed to register the sound but offered no suggestions as to the bird — stumped!

The unusual call fell off and Merlin confidently ID’d the more familiar varieties that followed: robin, yellow-rumpe…