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Finally started recognizing backyard bird songs, but I'm stuck on a few. Help?
I've been spending more time on my porch lately and decided to learn the bird songs I hear every morning. It started with the clear 'cheerily cheer up' of robins, which was easy. Now I can pick out cardinals by their whistles. But there's this one repetitive chirp I can't figure out, maybe a sparrow? I tried a free app, but it's not always accurate. Has anyone else gotten into birding from home? What resources worked for you?
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karenmorgan7mo ago
Have you tried matching the chirp to recordings on a bird website? I used to think it was all random noise, but learning just ONE call at a time completely changed my mind.
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tara7937mo ago
Actually read an article about this last week. It said our brains are wired to hear bird calls as background noise until we learn to pick out a pattern. Like once you know a robin's song, you'll hear it everywhere. Makes total sense now. Starting with one common bird in your yard is the way to go. It stops being just noise and starts sounding like a real conversation.
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rileym947mo ago
Ugh but @karenmorgan they all sound the same to me.
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