What is this bird? (by sound only)

masraum · 04-09-2022, 03:22 PM

I've been hearing this bird for a while, and I'm wondering if anyone knows what it is. I got a video today with the sound loud and clear. The video is crap because I was trying to "point" the microphone towards the bird, so don't pay attention to the visual.

The video starts with the bird making half of the call which is two notes, high-low. Then it starts making the sound that it usually makes which is high-low-high-lower. (you can tell I have an extensive music background, right?)

I feel like this is the closest to the sound the bird makes (numbers indicate note order), but my ear is probably crap at picking out notes.

masraum · 04-09-2022, 03:24 PM

I stood staring at the tree for a bit trying to find any birds in it. I saw a black capped chickadee, and then I eventually saw a yellow rumped warbler. I have no idea if it's either one. It's not the common song of the chickadee. And by the time I was able to put my binoculars on the warbler, it wasn't making that song. And based on the videos that I've checked on youtube, I'm not sure if it's either.

javadog · 04-09-2022, 03:30 PM

I have no idea what it is but his brother is at my house.

masraum · 04-09-2022, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by javadog

i have no idea what it is but his brother is at my house.

lol!

stevej37 · 03:43 PM

I don't know.
It's a nice call...compared to the Mourning Doves.
We have lots of them calling in the summer....coo coo coo
Starting at daylight.

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My initial thought was it sounded a little like a chickadee. The Audubon did an article about describing bird sounds. Maybe that will help. I also found this great website with bird songs.

I have no music background so not much help there

. Sorry.

masraum · 04-09-2022, 04:40 PM

It's a chickadee. I swear I'd listened to a dozen videos of both the warbler and chickadee and not heard it, but here it is.

HobieMarty · 04-10-2022, 06:06 AM

I have no idea but the other morning there was a little bird in a tree in my yard that I named R2D2 because it was making a lot of different chirps as well as buzzing sounds.

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Mike Andrew · 04-10-2022, 07:13 AM

Thanks for the vid. I can now ID another backyard bird by its call.

masraum · 04-10-2022, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by HobieMarty

I have no idea but the other morning there was a little bird in a tree in my yard that I named R2D2 because it was making a lot of different chirps as well as buzzing sounds.

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Barn swallows do that.

But it might be more likely to be a grackle.

oldE · 08:28 AM

In the OP's video there were two birds, chickadee, as Mentioned as well as a song sparrow, I believe.

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Les

masraum · 04-10-2022, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by oldE

In the OP's video there were two birds, chickadee, as Menard a song sparrow, I believe.

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Les

We do also have song sparrows here. Yes, there were two birds singing in the video that I shot. I'll listen to the other bird and to some song sparrows so I am more familiar with that particular song.

SCadaddle · 11:30 AM

My first thought was that it was an American Robin happy to be single for the rest of the season.

Blue Jays are terrific at mimicking other birds. They'll mimic Hawks when near a bird feeder to run the other birds off so they can dive in for the goods. You'd think that clever plan has a problem with backfiring occasionally, and it probably does.