[wisb] Re: bird ID by sound: best way to do it?
- From: Sharon Reilly <reillyhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: anna.ftw@xxxxxxxxx, WisBirdn <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:23:44 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
Hi Anna,
Like you, I'm fairly new to birding in Wisconsin having moved here only 4 years
ago from Hawaii.
I've found a couple of great resources
Stan Tekiela Birds of Wisconsin book which you can purchase online directly
from publisher at
http://www.adventurepublications.net/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=joeqnrl8
But the best value is buy to the companion set (book and audio cd) from
Wisconsin Historical Society at
http://shop.wisconsinhistory.org/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=2&idproduct=1209
Also there's Birds, Birds, Birds by John Feith along with his Birds Song Ear
Training guide. Both can be purchased online at "Wisconsin Made"
http://www.wisconsinmade.com/gift-ideas/Birds-Birds-Birds-An-Indoor-Birdwatching-Field-Trip-DVD-2155.aspx
http://www.wisconsinmade.com/gift-ideas/Bird-Song-Ear-Training-Guide-Who-Cooks-Poor-Sam-Peabody-CD-1317.aspx
Good luck and happy birding.
Sharon
-----Original Message-----
>From: Anna Keaney <anna.ftw@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jan 16, 2012 3:40 PM
>To: WisBirdn <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [wisb] bird ID by sound: best way to do it?
>
>I apologize if this isn't the right forum to ask this, but we had a bird ID
>help question. We're still pretty new at IDing birds and are having a hard
>time IDing by sound. I've taken to bringing a recorder in hopes of catching
>birds we can't locate and IDing them at home. However, I'm not sure of the
>best way to try to track down sounds to compare. One method we've tried is
>to look at whatbird.com and search by pattern/song comparison. So far that
>hasn't been too successful. Another method is to check eBird for recent
>lists in that hotspot and listen to the sounds of birds we know we don't
>know. I tried both these methods today for a bird we heard today at Picnic
>Point, Madison, with no luck: we still can't match what we're hearing on
>the recording. Because we're so new, I'm sure it's not a very exciting
>bird, but we'd still like to place it. Does anyone have any tips for IDing
>by sound?
>Any help is appreciated!
>
>Anna Keaney
>Gibson Dullea
>Madison, Dane
>
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223 7th St.
Baraboo, WI 53913
608-963-0742
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