Charlie Spencer Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) With retirement pending, I'll soon have to turn in my company phone. I bought a new Samsung a couple of weeks ago, and promptly set the ringtone to a Pileated's "WUK-WUK-WUK-WUK-WUK-WUK-WUK-WUK-WUK". The sound for an incoming text is the bird's hammering. Edited May 11 by Charlie Spencer 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Missed opportunity to put it as Willow Ptarmigan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 MJ changes her ringtone now and then. On one occasion she had changed it without me knowing and then got a persistent caller that called back every few minutes while MJ was out walking the dog. I checked in every room, in all the closets, down the basement, and out around the house trying to find the source of this very familiar sound. When she got back from walking the dog, MJ just laughed at me when I told her that I could hear a cat meowing from somewhere in or around the house but I simply couldn't locate it. Personally, I like having a unique sounding ringtone, that's why my ringtone sounds like a phone ringing. 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 2 hours ago, chipperatl said: Missed opportunity to put it as Willow Ptarmigan. Or Wilson's Snipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 15 hours ago, lonestranger said: that's why my ringtone sounds like a phone ringing 😂 My cousin once set his to a sound track from a famous puppet, "Silence! I kill you." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 10 minutes ago, SirVive said: 😂 My cousin once set his to a sound track from a famous puppet, "Silence! I kill you." Those are probably the same words that @Charlie Spencer will hear the first time his phone rings when he's out with a group of birders. 😄 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 49 minutes ago, lonestranger said: Those are probably the same words that @Charlie Spencer will hear the first time his phone rings when he's out with a group of birders. 😄 Ya know, I hadn't thought of that. I get so few calls anyway. 1 hour ago, SirVive said: My cousin once set his to a sound track from a famous puppet, "Silence! I kill you." Jeff Dunham's 'Achmed the Dead Terrorist' 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 A bird call as a ring tone? No, every time it went off I'd scramble for the camera. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 13 hours ago, Kevin said: A bird call as a ring tone? No, every time it went off I'd scramble for the camera. Yeah, I may have to rethink this. Blasted thing went off in the woods this morning and I kept trying to spot the bird. I didn't know how I could be missing it; it sounded like it was right beside me... The good part is that it was my Mom returning my Mothers' Day call. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I recently made this custom ringtone from my Red Junglefowl observation back in March. I love the rooster's extra syllable and hoarse voice. I only set it up around a month ago, so it still freaks me out a little when I get calls. Incoming calls made me jumpier after I first set it up. It was a fun exercise as well, as I had to look up the process, which involves getting the WAV file onto my iPhone, then exporting it into GarageBand, before creating and setting the ringtone as default for all incoming calls. I don't have to worry about getting faked out, as these birds are nowhere near when I normally bird, and I have no other occasion to go to that area. Now, I'm reminded to set a new custom ringtone for incoming texts. 🙂 Junglefowl Call.wav 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoroark Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 My ringtone has been fairly generic the last few years. I definitely wouldn't want it to be a bird song because I'd get confused in the field like @Charlie Spencer. 😛 FYI, if anyone is having trouble playing @dragon49's audio file (as it's a 32-bit PCM wave file), here it is downsampled to 16-bit: JunglefowlCall.wav 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 People still set their phone to ring?!?! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 7 minutes ago, DLecy said: People still set their phone to ring?!?! Only the ancient ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 5 hours ago, DLecy said: People still set their phone to ring?!?! It's called a PHONE for a reason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 On 5/14/2023 at 9:19 PM, Charlie Spencer said: The good part is that it was my Mom returning my Mothers' Day call. ❤️ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 (edited) 7 hours ago, MichaelLong said: Only the ancient ones Define ancient? Edited May 19 by Peromyscus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 2 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: It's called a PHONE for a reason. I thought it was called a SMART phone for a reason. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 53 minutes ago, Peromyscus said: Define ancient? Anyone like 10 years older than me, if your younger then your literally a child. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 27 minutes ago, MichaelLong said: Anyone like 10 years older than me, if your younger then your literally a child. *puts on reading glasses* I see 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 1 hour ago, DLecy said: I thought it was called a SMART phone for a reason. Because some of us are smart enough to use it as a phone? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 1 hour ago, DLecy said: I thought it was called a SMART phone for a reason. A smart PHONE is only as smart as the person using it....for smart things. When it comes to making/taking phone calls though, dumb phones with dumb ringtones work just as good. Especially for dummies like me that don't really want a computer to make phone calls. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 1 hour ago, Charlie Spencer said: Because some of us are smart enough to use it as a phone? Hmmmm. I’m gonna hold off on my Boomer rant for now (granted this rant is heavily skewed with data from my own parents). Ultimately, smart phones should be used primarily as eBird uploading/recording devices. 😉 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 (edited) 36 minutes ago, DLecy said: Hmmmm. I’m gonna hold off on my Boomer rant for now (granted this rant is heavily skewed with data from my own parents). Rant away! One of the reasons mine has to ring is because my 88 year old mother makes only voice telephone calls. She recently abandoned a smart phone in favor of a flip phone. It's easier to use for that purpose, doesn't have screens she doesn't understand how to navigate, and doesn't have features she doesn't want but kept accidentally activating. But why wouldn't someone want their phone to ring? Edited May 19 by Charlie Spencer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 I always want my flip phone to ring, whether I'm at home, in the car, or birding. Mind you, I don't get many calls or texts especially while in the field. But if my phone is in my coat pocket in January, I am not going to feel it vibrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 Excluding a family emergency in December, I get zero texts personally and less than one a month professionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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