Avery 2,387 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Considered traveling half an hour tonight to try for American Woodcocks, as they have started moving through VT. Decided against it, as I am taking a trip tomorrow to see my grandparents, and I was feeling lazy. I thought, hey, might as well see if they are in the fields here. At the back of my house there is a barbed wire fence, and on the other side there is a small, rolling farm field and tiny wetland stream (its maybe got 11 rows of cattails across on average?). The field is small, but big enough that we sometimes see bluebirds, kestrels, tree swallows, and its where the blackbirds breed (and are singing now!). Maybe it would be fun to draw a map, in "bird terms" of my patch. Sound interesting to anyone? Anyway, I stepped outside, and within a minute I heard a "peent." I was able to locate the bird and got a recording, then watched as it decided the fields were better than one of my neighbor's driveway and flew over me and into the field. Good end to a long day. Welcome the newest yardbird, the Timberdoodle! https://ebird.org/checklist/S83639422 I had to edit the audio more than I'd like to to reduce the noise (I live next to a highway). 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Bird Nuts 5,710 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 26 minutes ago, Avery said: Considered traveling half an hour tonight to try for American Woodcocks, as they have started moving through VT. Decided against it, as I am taking a trip tomorrow to see my grandparents, and I was feeling lazy. I thought, hey, might as well see if they are in the fields here. At the back of my house there is a barbed wire fence, and on the other side there is a small, rolling farm field and tiny wetland stream (its maybe got 11 rows of cattails across on average?). The field is small, but big enough that we sometimes see bluebirds, kestrels, tree swallows, and its where the blackbirds breed (and are singing now!). Maybe it would be fun to draw a map, in "bird terms" of my patch. Sound interesting to anyone? Anyway, I stepped outside, and within a minute I heard a "peent." I was able to locate the bird and got a recording, then watched as it decided the fields were better than one of my neighbor's driveway and flew over me and into the field. Good end to a long day. Welcome the newest yardbird, the Timberdoodle! https://ebird.org/checklist/S83639422 I had to edit the audio more than I'd like to to reduce the noise (I live next to a highway). Great recording and congrats on the new yard bird! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Avery 2,387 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 55 minutes ago, Avery said: Considered traveling half an hour tonight to try for American Woodcocks, as they have started moving through VT. Decided against it, as I am taking a trip tomorrow to see my grandparents, and I was feeling lazy. I thought, hey, might as well see if they are in the fields here. At the back of my house there is a barbed wire fence, and on the other side there is a small, rolling farm field and tiny wetland stream (its maybe got 11 rows of cattails across on average?). The field is small, but big enough that we sometimes see bluebirds, kestrels, tree swallows, and its where the blackbirds breed (and are singing now!). Maybe it would be fun to draw a map, in "bird terms" of my patch. Sound interesting to anyone? Anyway, I stepped outside, and within a minute I heard a "peent." I was able to locate the bird and got a recording, then watched as it decided the fields were better than one of my neighbor's driveway and flew over me and into the field. Good end to a long day. Welcome the newest yardbird, the Timberdoodle! https://ebird.org/checklist/S83639422 I had to edit the audio more than I'd like to to reduce the noise (I live next to a highway). Here's the original recording to show the magic of audio editing! I tried using audacity, but I haven't gotten the hang of it. I used my DAW (Reason 11) and a few VST plugins and did it all manually to methodically bring down the noise in different ways to negate compression.Recording 3-18 19-14.wav Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IKLland 1,549 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Warbling vireos and more have showed up here! I have not found one of these yet, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Bird Nuts 5,710 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 11 hours ago, Avery said: Here's the original recording to show the magic of audio editing! I tried using audacity, but I haven't gotten the hang of it. I used my DAW (Reason 11) and a few VST plugins and did it all manually to methodically bring down the noise in different ways to negate compression.Recording 3-18 19-14.wav The original is really not bad at all, but you did make it clearer. I'm guessing by your equipment that you are a musician? Mind if I ask what kind of music you play/make? Everyone in my family is/was a musician, except for me...well, I am the least musically inclined out of everyone. I try to make music sometimes...haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Avery 2,387 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 19 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: The original is really not bad at all, but you did make it clearer. I'm guessing by your equipment that you are a musician? Mind if I ask what kind of music you play/make? Everyone in my family is/was a musician, except for me...well, I am the least musically inclined out of everyone. I try to make music sometimes...haha My family all play a wide variety of instruments. I have played in the school band as a trumpet player for 8 years, and many of my relatives play the piano and other various instruments. My uncle and I are both very rhythmical, and he was a Blue Man! I have a lot of different cultural influences in my family, so I get exposed to a lot of different types of music. Therefore, whatever kind of music I make depends on the mood I am in! Unfortunately, I don't finish a lot of the pieces I start. Here's a more recent creation of mine, if your interested. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Bird Nuts 5,710 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 4 minutes ago, Avery said: My family all play a wide variety of instruments. I have played in the school band as a trumpet player for 8 years, and many of my relatives play the piano and other various instruments. My uncle and I are both very rhythmical, and he was a Blue Man! I have a lot of different cultural influences in my family, so I get exposed to a lot of different types of music. Therefore, whatever kind of music I make depends on the mood I am in! Unfortunately, I don't finish a lot of the pieces I start. Here's a more recent creation of mine, if your interested. Good stuff, Avery! I, too, have been exposed to and enjoy listening to a wide variety of music, from Scandinavian folk metal to electronica to prog rock to 80s pop. You mean your uncle performed in concerts for THE Blue Man Group?! That's awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Avery 2,387 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 2 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: Good stuff, Avery! I, too, have been exposed to and enjoy listening to a wide variety of music, from Scandinavian folk metal to electronica to prog rock to 80s pop. You mean your uncle performed in concerts for THE Blue Man Group?! That's awesome! Even better. He WAS a Blue Man! He led a world tour a few years back. I got to see him perform in Vegas a while ago, but sadly that was before my birding days. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Bird Nuts 5,710 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Just now, Avery said: Even better. He WAS a Blue Man! He led a world tour a few years back. I got to see him perform in Vegas a while ago, but sadly that was before my birding days. WHAT?!?! One of the original Blue Men?! That's crazy! We have The Complex Rock Tour Live DVD. Was he in that one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Avery 2,387 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Just now, The Bird Nuts said: WHAT?!?! One of the original Blue Men?! That's crazy! We have The Complex Rock Tour Live DVD. Was he in that one? Not sure. There are several groups around the world. He worked in rotation with the groups in Boston until COVID, and he did a lot of work with the group in Japan. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Bird Nuts 5,710 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 6 minutes ago, Avery said: Not sure. There are several groups around the world. He worked in rotation with the groups in Boston until COVID, and he did a lot of work with the group in Japan. Ah, okay. That's so cool. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seanbirds 1,776 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Back to migration, Northern Shovelers (yardbird!) today. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aidan B 1,954 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 FOS Western Sandpiper yesterday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jefferson Shank 2,688 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Saw an Eastern Phoebe this afternoon. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seanbirds 1,776 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 18 hours ago, Jefferson Shank said: Saw an Eastern Phoebe this afternoon. Me too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IKLland 1,549 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Had another Rufous Hummer yesterday and today! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jodi Nielson 479 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 Yellow-rumped warbler finally showed up near my home this morning in Bowling Green, KY. I was beginning to think they were never gonna get here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chipperatl 815 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 5 FOY yesterday. Earliest record of Eastern Towhee for the county. First March record with a pair of Double-crested Cormorants. Finally found Horned Grebe, Tree Swallow and able to make it out for spectacular displays from at least 10 American Woodcocks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IKLland 1,549 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Not me, yet. But someone had a black headed grosbeak yesterday! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FishkaFishka 28 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I’ve been having huge flocks of red-winged blackbirds congregating in the fields behind my property. Also saw a newly arrived song sparrow and cowbird today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Birding Boy 2,877 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 My first migrant Golden-crowned Kinglet of the year arrived today, in my yard! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Avery 2,387 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) Heard my first spring peeper today! Not sure what the frog was doing out and about. It’s VT after all, we could get a foot of snow in early May Edited March 22 by Avery Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaron 912 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 In the interior of BC I saw tree swallows, a yellow-rumped warbler, and lots of migrating ducks and geese. Also large flocks of robins. Haven’t really been out to see if anything new has arrived here, but lots of reports coming in with migrating waterfowl, cackling geese, and mountain bluebirds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Bird Nuts 5,710 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, Avery said: Heard my first spring peeper today! Not sure what the frog was doing out and about. It’s VT after all, we could get a foot of snow in early May I did too! They didn't sing for very long, though. Same for the woodcocks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Avery 2,387 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 32 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: I did too! They didn't sing for very long, though. Same for the woodcocks. Nice! Haven’t heard a timberdoodle again yet. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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