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Wed 13 Jun, 2007 07:38 am
Visiting in south-western Tennessee last week I heard a new bird call, that I'd like some help identifying.
The bird started singing in the late evening at dusk, and song into the night. The song was very rythmic, timed very evenly, and the only pause was when the bird relocated.
It started with a chirp, then went to 2 decending sounds that sounded like a car alarm. If the hesitation between was shorter, and the pauses were not abvious relocations, I'd have thought it was an alarm of some sort.
The bird was in a wooded area near water. Volume was guite loud, it could be heard from more than 1/4 mile away.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Cornell University in NY has a major bird song ID unit. Perhaps they can help you.
Mocking Bird?
They produce a wide variety of calls and sometimes imitate other sounds.
red winged black bird? They are at times harsh sounding and at time melodic - always loud. They always live near water.
Mocking birds are thick down there, and they will sing after dark, but they seldom repeat a song once, let alone singing only 1 song repeatedly.
This is 5 times louder than a Redwing Blackbird, and I'm quite familiar w/ their songs.
Thanks for the replys.... but, ...it's neither one of them.
JimStedke wrote:Mocking birds are thick down there, and they will sing after dark, but they seldom repeat a song once, let alone singing only 1 song repeatedly.
This is 5 times louder than a Redwing Blackbird, and I'm quite familiar w/ their songs.
Thanks for the replys.... but, ...it's neither one of them.
Sometimes people let tropical birds (pets) loose. Parrots can be VERY loud and produce a wide range of calls. Or maybe you have a neighbor with an open window and a parrot in a cage?
We need more clues. Can you record the call and post an MP3?
I'm back in Ohio now, so recording is not possible. The bird was in a wooded area (no houses) adjacent to a small lake. Thanks for the offer to help. If it's an exotic it will just be a mystery.
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