KC in NJ Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) Hi guys. New birder. Several of you helped me out the other day, identifying a song. Second clip is quite low volume. (Or is this one a "call" and not a "song?") Thank you! New-5.amr New-6.amr Edited February 9, 2021 by KC in NJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 I haven't birded the east coast in a year, so my songs are a little rusty, but I'm pretty sure the first song is a Carolina Wren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) Hi, @KC in NJ. I'm learning, too, so wait for somebody who knows what they are talking about, but could "New 6" be an Eastern Bluebird? Edited February 9, 2021 by floraphile typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Connor Cochrane said: I haven't birded the east coast in a year, so my songs are a little rusty, but I'm pretty sure the first song is a Carolina Wren Either that or a Cardinal. 55 minutes ago, floraphile said: Hi, @KC in NJ. I'm learning, too, so wait for somebody who knows what they are talking about, but could "New 6" be an Eastern Bluebird? I agree. Not the usual teew-a-tewew, but same tone quality. Edited February 9, 2021 by Avery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Why aren't both of them a Tufted Titmouse? They sound like the same bird to me, but it's kind of difficult for me to hear. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Sounds like a N Cardinal or a Tufted Titmouse, to my ears anyway Titmice have a huge repertoire and variation too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC in NJ Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 Hmm. . The Carolina Wren is a call I thought I knew, from my first post a few days ago, when that was the reply. I did learn from the replies I got that the wren has large range of songs… Geez—hard to tell what ISN'T a wren, then. And Tufted Tit-mouse was the other song I thought I had down! So, I don't know. I will have to listen to more samples of it, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC in NJ Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) I thought I had the Titmouse down, because I have heard the distinctive "peter-peter-peter" song. These clips don't sound like that. And now, listening to the samples at ibird , of both the Wren and the Titmouse, the examples are so varied it seems too difficult to identify them. Sigh. ...Thanks everyone for the replies. I will keep them all in mind, as I gather further samples to try to narrow it down. Edited February 9, 2021 by KC in NJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) Yes, most bird songs have some variability. It's important to learn the tone and quality of a bird's voice and not just the pattern of their songs and calls. Sadly, I can't really hear the tone in your recordings, but that's not your fault. Edited February 9, 2021 by The Bird Nuts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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