insanityslave Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 seen today in central nc hoping to get an id on these 2 birds. the first one (labled wevi) i believe is a white-eyed vireo. i have an almost identical recording from the same place a couple days ago labled as a wevi, and while i dont remember making the recording i usually dont label them with an id unless i actually saw it making that sound. the second one (labeled bhvi) im guessing is a blue-headed vireo. a couple days ago and today in the exact same spot this bird made this noise and song sleuth comes up with bhvi in the top 3 for multiple recordings. unfortunately i didnt get a good look at it. while i was reviewing other recordings of the bhvi to see if it matched, the bird responded to the playback (after several minutes of silence). thanks! wevi20210402_101408.wav bhvi20210402_103127.wav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasan Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 I don't hear anything besides White-eyed Vireo. Curious what about either BHVI song or your second recording would make you think Blue-headed Vireo for that one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanityslave Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, Hasan said: Curious what about either BHVI song or your second recording would make you think Blue-headed Vireo for that one. only that song sleuth keeps coming up with bhvi (and not wevi) in the top 3 of all the recordings, like i said in the op. additionally, im terrible with warbler sounds so i depend heavily on yall here and song sleuth. and anyone who's used song sleuth knows its.... 'faulty' .... often. but its the best ive got in the field /shrug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasan Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) 37 minutes ago, insanityslave said: only that song sleuth keeps coming up with bhvi (and not wevi) in the top 3 of all the recordings, like i said in the op. additionally, im terrible with warbler sounds so i depend heavily on yall here and song sleuth. and anyone who's used song sleuth knows its.... 'faulty' .... often. but its the best ive got in the field /shrug Not to self-plug, but I developed a website that is built to quiz you on bird songs, and I have a vireo page! http://benguofilms.com/quiz.php It's not necessarily aimed for beginners, but I've found a very effective way to learn a group such as warblers or vireos is to first listen closely to their songs on ebird, all the while trying to pick out certain elements that make that song unique, then start quizzing. I went from only knowing a few of the warbler songs just a couple months ago to knowing them all really really well, backwards and forwards. While song slueth/merlin, etc. are great tools, you often don't actually learn that much by using them. Edited April 2, 2021 by Hasan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 10 hours ago, Hasan said: While song slueth/merlin, etc. are great tools, you often don't actually learn that much by using them. "Give a man a fish, ..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: "Give a man a fish, ..." Give a man a fish and feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and he'll steal your fishing spot. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 1 hour ago, lonestranger said: Give a man a fish and feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and he'll steal your fishing spot. "... teach a man to fish and he'll spend all his money on tackle, boats, and beer!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanityslave Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 18 hours ago, Hasan said: Not to self-plug, but I developed a website that is built to quiz you on bird songs, and I have a vireo page! http://benguofilms.com/quiz.php thanks! ill check it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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