Comments on: Hearing Individual Songs http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/04/26/hearing-individual-songs/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Thu, 23 May 2013 16:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: kc http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/04/26/hearing-individual-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-16877 kc Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:32:48 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=49498#comment-16877 Speaking of bluejay sounds, I discovered a new one this spring…the rattle call. It sounds rather mechanical and even toned. It is duller/softer than a kingfisher’s rattle. I heard it a few times and decided that the most conspicuous bird species around each time was the bluejay. Sure enough, a Stokes guide confirmed that this is part of their repertoire especially in early spring. Cool.

]]> By: sharon http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/04/26/hearing-individual-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-16874 sharon Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:10:57 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=49498#comment-16874 when I’m outside I always mentally quiz myself … I find that really helps. If there’s a song or sound I don’t recognize then I try to record it with my camera (video setting w sound) and then I go to the All About Birds website …

Doing this has taught me things like the fact the bluejays have an array of sounds and songs, not just the stereotypical “skreech” …. same with cardinals.

Searching for the sound has also led me to find birds I don’t normally see such as the Eastern Bluebird, brown headed cowbird and various woodpeckers.

]]> By: Kate St. John http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/04/26/hearing-individual-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-16868 Kate St. John Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:38:19 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=49498#comment-16868 Peregrine fans, if you watch the Pitt streaming cam you can hear the chicks peeping from inside the eggs.

]]> By: Grampy http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/04/26/hearing-individual-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-16866 Grampy Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:33:19 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=49498#comment-16866 Keep at it and you will get it. After years of listening to bird song. Now when a bird song is different it immediately comes to my attention. During migration seasons its fun to find that new voice.

]]> By: Kathy Detweiler http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/04/26/hearing-individual-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-16863 Kathy Detweiler Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:21:30 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=49498#comment-16863 I heard a strange bird yesterday and got a photo of it. It turned out to be an Eastern Phoebe. I always hear birds before I see them.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/04/26/hearing-individual-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-16859 Kathy Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:32:46 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=49498#comment-16859 Hey Kate…Off subject, but I was wondering if there was any sign of a “pip” yet?

]]> By: Kathy http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/04/26/hearing-individual-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-16858 Kathy Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:53:35 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=49498#comment-16858 The birds here in Alabama have been singing away for well over a month now. I love to listen to them in the early am when I walk the dog. They are all just so happy as the sun comes up!

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