Thank you so much, gentlemen! Your replies point me in the right
direction to work on learning some of this for myself. I greatly
appreciate it!
I'll probably be back with more questions later.
Curt Olson
Bill Ruscher:
> I heard Ovenbird (teacher-teacher-teacher) nearby and another farther
> off. I also heard Pine Warbler (trilling calls), American Robin, and
> Wood Thrush (faintly several times).
Kevin Colver:
> ...did I hear Rose-breasted Grosbeak in the background?
John Neville:
> The songs I could hear clearly in the Chippewa National Forest were
> the slow trill of a Dark-eyed Junco, the "teacher-teacher-teacher"
> calls of two Ovenbirds (one close and one much further away) and the
> whistled phrases of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak starting at about 7min.
> More distantly the flutey song of a Hermit Thrush. I am about 70% sure
> its a Hermit. My other preference would be a Wood Thrush (30%).
Bill again:
> I didn't consider the trill to be a Dark-eyed Junco on my first listen
> to the recording, as the trill didn't sound "ticky" enough. John's
> post made me listen again. I agree with him on the sound. The trilling
> of Pine Warbler, and DE Junco are often confused (by me anyway), not
> to mention the also similar sounding Worm-eating Warbler and Chipping
> Sparrow. Pine Warbler trills would be from the upper canopy and
> probably sound a bit faster , while DE Junco would be more ground
> dwelling. If in the field, I would need to find the distant calling
> Thrush to be sure , but Hermit (as John is leaning toward) is very
> probable. I do believe I missed the Grosbeak completely! Always fun to
> listen and learn
My original post:
>> Here's a relatively long soundscape clip (13:30), recorded about noon
>> on Thursday 5/15/08 in the Chippewa National Forest of North Central
>> Minnesota. The setting is a small stand of tall red pines in a forest
>> of primarily dense aspen. Conditions: mostly clear skies, temps in
>> the low 60s (F), light breezes in the treetops. I have the Blue Jays,
>> Crows, Red Squirrel, Ruffed Grouse drumming, Leopard Frog (I think),
>> but I'm not sure about the main callers or many of the other
>> background critters.
>>
>> Anyone here willing to help out this audio guy with a few bird IDs?
>> Thank you much in advance!
>>
>> http://www.trackseventeen.com/soundscapes/x080515e-noon_pines.mp3
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/6etrly
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