NorthernKeys Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Recently, I've been going through some old audio files from the summer, and I've come across this bird call which has me stumped. To my ear, it doesn't sound quite sharp enough to be a Cardinal, although it is pretty similar. I was thinking it could be a warbler call of some sort, but sounds aren't my strong point, so I can't be 100% sure. The warblers found at the time were Yellow and Kentucky - maybe it's one of them? It was recorded in a park on the edge of a lake. There's a decent sized chunk of wooded area which is prone to being flooded after a big rain, so it's often quite wet and muddy. I don't fully remember how wet the area was on the day of recording, but I do remember it being warm and sunny at the time. If it helps, it was recorded at around 2pm. Let me know if any more information is needed. Hopefully it's identifiable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Man, this is tough. The sound is all distorted, which you can hear when your feet shuffle. The crickets don’t make it any better... but, it certainly could be a Cardinal. I haven’t had any experience with KEWA, but I have yet to encounter a warbler with such a loud and sharp call note. It could be a sparrow, but with the Cardinal singing in the background, my votes for Cardinal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernKeys Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 14 minutes ago, Avery said: Man, this is tough. The sound is all distorted, which you can hear when your feet shuffle. The crickets don’t make it any better... but, it certainly could be a Cardinal. I haven’t had any experience with KEWA, but I have yet to encounter a warbler with such a loud and sharp call note. It could be a sparrow, but with the Cardinal singing in the background, my votes for Cardinal. I did run a high-pass filter on this in Audacity, so that might be the cause of the distortion. I could upload and add a link to the original recording, if that would help? It might even be the distortion making me think it's something other than a Cardinal, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, NorthernKeys said: I did run a high-pass filter on this in Audacity, so that might be the cause of the distortion. I could upload and add a link to the original recording, if that would help? It might even be the distortion making me think it's something other than a Cardinal, lol That might help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernKeys Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Here is the original recording. It's a little on the quiet side, so I have a slightly amplified version too, just in case that's easier to work with. Hopefully that's a bit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasan Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 That sounds like a Cardinal to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Yup. It’s still a little distorted, which makes it sound a little different, but I bet it’s a cardinal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 9 hours ago, NorthernKeys said: Hopefully that's a bit better. Much. I like cardinal as well now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernKeys Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Cardinal definitely makes a lot more sense than it being a weird warbler call. Thanks for the help! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.