[TN-Bird] Re: Birds responding to sounds
- From: "David Hollie" <featherbrain@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <FINCH64@xxxxxxx>, <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 09:58:05 -0400
When we had an Eastern Phoebe nesting on our front porch, when I would play
the piano, one of them would come and perch by the window and sing, I don't
know if it was just coincidence, but it happened almost every time.
As far as the Screech Owl goes, I have been able to attract a few birds by
imitating one, but I attract far more with the CD.
David Hollie
Ringgold, GA
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Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 9:27 AM
Subject: [TN-Bird] Birds responding to sounds
> I've noticed how birds will respond to sounds made by other species of
> birds.
> For instance, how many birds will mob the recording of an Eastern
> Screech-Owl. But I've also noticed that birds will respond to other bird
> sounds in other
> circumstances.
> Terry Witt and I were at the Discovery Center in Murfreesboro on Saturday
> and
> he played a tape trying to coax the "Traill's Flycatcher" closer. He
> didn't
> have any luck but I believe the tape attracted another bird - a Gray
> Catbird
> which perched in a tree right next to us and began a series of songs I
> believe
> in response to the tape Terry was playing.
>
> I also have been able to get our pet Budgerigar to sing when I play my
> guitar. The bird seems to prefer certain high notes played on the higher
> strings on
> the guitar and just monotonous continuous strumming rather than structured
> chords. I wonder if anybody has had any response from wild birds to
> musical
> instruments? That perhaps they recognize certain notes as being familiar
> and will
> respond to them rather than it having to be exact renditions of their
> songs? Or
> maybe they respond to similar tones?
>
> Any ideas or feedback on this?
>
> Also, I've been playing the Stokes CD of bird songs over and over for the
> calls of the Eastern Screech-Owl and trying to imitate the sound myself -
> not the
> quavering whistling call but the lower purring sound. I'm going to try it
> out
> in the woods behind my house and see if I can coax some birds down out of
> the
> trees. Has anybody else had any luck making this sound themselves? I've
> seen
> how massively well a tape of the bird works. I'm wondering if I can be as
> convincing to them as a tape. I'll let you know if I was successful in
> this
> regard.
>
> Barry Jernigan
> Murfreesboro, TN
>
>
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