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breannasfluff · 7 months

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Love of Gems

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Legend fluffs his wings, gathers his bravery, and says, “I love you. Ever since we met, I knew you were special. I’m sorry it’s taken this long for me to tell you but you are the love of my life. I know you might not return my feelings, but I had to put this out there. I just—can’t keep going the way we have been. I’ll see you out of the corner of my eye and then you’re all I can think about. Take as much time as you need to think this over.”

Silence.

Then, “I’m going to pluck every one of your feathers!” Wild dives at Legend, who ducks out of the way. “You cheated! Give it back!”

“No! I love it the most! It’s not my fault you saw it first, I got there first!”

“That’s not fair! I pointed to it!”

Legend clutches his prize close to his chest, giving a warning chatter. “It’s my ruby!”

“You’re just rubbing it in! You’ve had that gem for two minutes!”

“And it’s the love of my life! I certainly love it more than your greedy butt trying to take it away!”

Wild shrieks and jumps at Legend, using his wings to assist with a boost. Legend barely ducks out of the way and books it, wings flapping to launch himself into the air. Wild is right behind him.

“Give me the ruby!”

“Never! I’ll die for my love!”

“I can arrange that!” Wild swoops in front of him and Legend has to backwing to avoid him. They circle each other; the vet clutching the ruby and Wild focused on the gem.

The bowerbird coos and loses focus as the gem catches the sun. It really is a beautiful shade of red. The way the sunbeams cut through the facets…simply stunning.

Wild pulls out his ace. “I’m telling Hyrule!”

“No! He’ll take it for himself!”

“He’ll give it to me!” Wild dives, intent on finding their other flockmate. Gem still clutched tight, Legend pursues him. Hyrule is standing next to Time and abruptly steps behind the kite as they come in and land.

The two avians crash into Time, who flaps and screeches in surprise. This sets the Legend and Wild off as well and for a moment it's just three birds calling surprise, threat!

“What in Hylia’s name are you two doing?” Time finally disengages, shaking out ruffled feathers.

“Legend stole my gem!” Wild yells.

“I got it first! Finders keepers!”

“Hyrule! He won’t give it back! Keeps going on about it being the love of his life!”

Hyrule steps back out from behind Time now that he’s not in danger of being crushed. “Love of your life?”

Legend doesn’t answer, just hisses a warning and holds it tighter to his chest.

The brown thrasher smirks. “So I guess that means you love the gem more than Ravio, right?”

“Wait—” The vet pauses, verbally trapped. He doesn’t want to admit his feelings for the satin bowerbird, but he also doesn’t want to give up the gem.

Hyrule turns to Wild. “I don’t know, maybe he doesn’t love the gem as much as you thought.”

Wild puffs and then sticks his tongue out at Legend, because sometimes the avian acts like a chick.

Time’s voice next to Legend’s elbow says, “May I see the gem for a moment?”

“Sure.” Legend passes it over, keeping a close eye on Hyrule. The brown thrasher is just as likely to bite as he is to steal it and keep it.

The gem isn’t passed back. Legend finally pulls his eyes off his flockmate to look at Time, who’s halfway across the clearing. “Hey! Give it back!”

He gets an innocent whistle. “Give back what?”

“My gem!”

“I don’t have a gem.”

“Yes, you do! Give my ruby back!”

Time smirks. “I have no idea what you are talking about.”

Legend swells, wings raising in mock threat. “Wild! He stole our gem!”

The magpie screeches and abandons Hyrule to join him. They both fix their eyes on the kite. “I take the right wing; you take the left?”

“It’s a plan.”

“Ready, go—hey!”

The plan is doomed to failure because Twilight takes the opportunity to try perching on Wild’s shoulders. The magpie goes down in a flurry of feathers, taking the hawk with him. “Don’t perch on me, you stupid bird!”

“You were open!”

Time slips away as Legend watches. He’ll get Wild to steal the ruby from his bag later. Although…he might have to fight the magpie to get it back. Then he sniffs and resettles his wings.

It’s worth the hassle. It really is a beautiful gem.

#flufftober2023 #love of my life #linked universe #linkeduniverse #lu flufftober #breannasfluff #mywriting #lu wing bois #lu legend #lu wild #lu hyrule #lu time #lu twilight

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birdsthough · 6 years

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today has been a really good day so far; i volunteered at a bird banding station this morning, and just now as i'm sitting outside doing watercolor, a turkey hen with 11 day-old chicks passed through my yard.

bird species we banded this morning: gray catbird, american robin, rose breasted grosbeak, red bellied woodpecker, northern cardinal, song sparrow, yellow warbler, brown thrasher, american redstart, blue jay, great crested flycatcher

other birds i've seen/heard today: cooper's hawk, red tailed hawk, red winged blackbird, brown headed cowbird, house sparrow, european starling, rock pigeon, barn swallow, and field sparrow

also, i got to add the blue winged warbler to my life list today!

#chickenscratch #the past few days have been kind of rough honestly but today has been wonderful i'm starting to feel like myself again

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nonbinary-nature-lover-jeri · 3 years

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A Curved-Billed Thrasher - it flew out of Chamisa where it had been singing and flew to the fence post. I feel for this bird because I found one of it’s species dead a bit ago in the same area. “The curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) is a medium-sized mimid native to most of Mexico and to the deserts of southwestern United States. It is a non-migratory species, and throughout most of its range it is the most common desert thrasher. Several subspecies have been classified since 1827, though there is no consensus on the number. Allopatric speciation is believed to have played a major role in the variations of the curve-billed. It is grey-brown overall with a slightly curved bill, and is similar in appearance to the related Bendire's thrasher. It generally resides in desert regions of the United States and Mexico, but can inhabit areas predominately populated by humans. The demeanor of the curve-billed has been described as "shy and rather wild", but it allows humans to view it closely. It is very aggressive in driving out potential threats, whether competitors for food or predators of its chicks. The curve-billed thrasher sometimes mimics several other species, though not to the extent of other mimids. It has a variety of distinctive songs, and this extensive repertoire of melodies has led it to be known as cuitlacoche (songbird) in Mexico.” - Wikipedia #CurvedBilledThrasher #NewMexicoBirds #DesertDweller #BirdsOfTheSouthwest #BirdsOfNewMexico (at Agua Fria, New Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSVBjGXLCFP/?utm_medium=tumblr

#curvedbilledthrasher #newmexicobirds #desertdweller #birdsofthesouthwest #birdsofnewmexico

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harborgardenhouse · 4 years

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Three six-day old Brown Thrasher chicks in the backyard of the Harbor Garden House. Note the middle bird’s huge foot on top of its nest mate.

#Spring #May #birds

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sober-mom · 7 years

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5'3, long brown hair, usually always wear a SnapBack, always wear a black watch, thrasher is my thing and so are Nike shoes 🙌🏻 snowboarding is a must, boxers and sports bra kinda chick. Also have a half sleeve on my left arm.🤘🏻😏

Yessssssss!

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tradingmaps · 6 years

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Mnemonics For Common Birds

"jay" -- Blue Jay “caw” -- American Crow "feebee feebay, chick'adee-dee-dee" - Carolina Chickadee "feebee" - Black-Capped Chickadee "peter, peter, peter" - Tufted Titmouse "yank yank" - White-Breasted Nuthatch squeaky toy noises - Brown-Headed Nuthatch "teakettle, teakettle, teakettle" - Carolina Wren phrases repeated 3 or more times - Mockingbird phrases repeated 2 times - Brown Thrasher "cheerup, cheerily, cheerily" - American Robin "cheer, cheerful, charmer" - Eastern Bluebird "spee spee" - Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher "look-up, over-here, see-me, up-here" - Red-eyed Vireo same as red-eyed but buzzier - Yellow-Throated Vireo same as red-eyed but slower, sour - Solitary Vireo "what-cheer', what-cheer', what-cheer'" - Northern Cardinal "drink-your-teeee'" - Eastern Towhee "poor Sam Pea'body, Pea'body, Pea'body" - White-Throated Sparrow --"per-chik'-o-ree", "babeee'" - American Goldfinch

FLYCATCHERS:

"creep, creep" - Great Crested "fee'-be" - Eastern Phoebe "peet'-suh" - Acadian "fee-bee'o" - Alder "fitz'-bew" - Willow "che-bek'" - Least "pee-oo-wee" - Eastern Wood Pewee

WARBLERS:

"wheezy, wheezy, wheezy" - Black-and-White "deeta deeta-whip'-poor-will" - Swainson's insect-like, dry trill - Worm-Eating "bzz- bzz, bzz, bzz" - Golden-Winged "bzz-bzz" - Blue-Winged "zeeeee-up'" - Parula "sweet sweet sweet, I'm so sweet" - Yellow "wheet-wheet'eo" - Magnolia "zay zay zay zoo zee" - Black-Throated-Green "I am lazeee" - Black-Throated Blue "please, please, please to meet'cha" - Chestnut-Sided "teach teach teach teach" - Ovenbird "toree' toree' toree'" - Kentucky "wheeta wheeta wheet'eo" - Hooded ”Please please pleased to meet'cha” - Chestnut-sided Warbler

PHONETIC CALLS AND SONGS:

Bee-buzz--Blue-winged Warbler Bee-buzz-buzz or Bee-buzz-buzz-buzz--Golden-winged Warbler Beeer--Common Nighthawk I am lazeee or beer beer beer beeee--Black-throated Blue Warbler Che-bek--Least Flycatcher Chink--Blue Grosbeak Chup-chup TZEeeee---Seaside Sparrow Cu-cu-cu--Black-billed Cuckoo Fee-bee-o--Alder Flycatcher Fitz-bew--Willow Flycatcher Hip-hip-hurrah--King Rail Jeeee---Wood Duck Ka ka ka...kowp kowp kowp--Yellow-billed Cuckoo Keeeeer--Common Tern and Forster's Tern Kerwee...kerwee--Sora Kid-ik, kid-ik, kid-ik--Virginia Rail Kip...kip--Common Moorhen Peent--Common Nighthawk Peet-suh--Acadian Flycatcher Peet-weet--Spotted Sandpiper Quick, three beers--Olive-sided Flycatcher Scaipe--Common Snipe See-bit see-bit see-bit, see-see-see-see--Nashville Warbler See-see-see-sisi-see--Brown Creeper Speee speee--Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Tee-shaay--Sharp-tailed Sparrow Tee-si, tee-si, tee-si--Bay-breasted Warbler Tic-tic, tic-tic-tic--Yellow Rail Tika, tika, tika-swee, swee, swee-chay, chay, chay--Tennessee Warbler Vee-a--Gray-cheeked Thrush Weeta-weeta-weeteo--Magnolia Warbler Weet-weet-weet-weet--Spotted Sandpiper Whit, whit--Swainson's Thrush Zweet-zweet-zweet--Prothonotary Warbler Yank, yank, yank--White-breasted Nuthatch A-weet, a-weet, a-weet-teo--Hooded Warbler Bob white, bob white--Northern Bobwhite Bubble, bubble, zee--Brown-headed Cowbird Caw, caw, caw--American Crow What-cheer, what-cheer, what-cheer, or cheer, cheer, cheer--Northern Cardinal Cheerily, cheer-up, cheerily--American Robin Chick-a-dee-dee-dee--Carolina Chickadee Chip-burr--Scarlet Tanager Chick-per-a-weeo-chick or chick-per-a-weeo--White-eyed Vireo Chink--Rose-breasted Grosbeak Chiva, chiva, chiva or Peter, peter, peter--Tufted Titmouse Chuck-will's-widow--Chuck-will's-widow Churr, churr, churr--Red-bellied Woodpecker Chur-ry, chur-ry, chur-ry--Kentucky Warbler Chur-wee or Cheer, cheerful charmer--Eastern Bluebird Conquereee--Red-winged Blackbird Drink-your-teeeee--Rufous-sided Towhee Dtzee, dtzee, dtzeet--Eastern Kingbird Ee-o-lay--Wood Thrush Fee-bee, or Fee-blee--Eastern Phoebe Fee-bee fee-bay--Carolina Chickadee Here, here, here--Tufted Titmouse Here I am, over here, see me, where are you--Red-eyed Vireo Jay, jay, jay--Blue Jay Keeeeeer--Red-tailed Hawk Kee-yer, kee-yer, kee-yer--Red-shouldered Hawk Kik, kik, kik--Pileated Woodpecker Kill-dee, kill-dee, kill-dee--Killdeer Kleeyer--Northern Flicker Who cooks for you, who cooks for you'all--Barred Owl Maids, maids, maids, put on your tea, kettle, kettle, kettle--Song Sparrow Meeoow--Gray Catbird Poor Sam Peabody, Peabody, Peabody--White-throated Sparrow Pee-a-wee or pee-ee--Eastern Wood-Pewee Peeeeeeeeee--Broad-winged Hawk Peent, peent, peent--American Woodcock Peet-suh--Acadian Flycatcher Perchickaree or Babeee--American Goldfinch Chicki-tuki-tuck--Summer Tanager Plink, plink--Bobolink Wheep, wheep--Great Crested Flycatcher Purty, purty, purty--Northern Cardinal Queedle, queedle, queedle---Blue Jay Queer, queer--Red-headed Woodpecker Skeeow--Green Heron Spring of the year--Eastern Meadowlark Sweet, sweet, sweet, I'm so sweet--Yellow Warbler Teacher, teacher, teacher--Ovenbird Tea-kettle, tea-kettle, tea-kettle--Carolina Wren Three-a, three-a--Yellow-throated Vireo Tow-weeee--Eastern Towhee Tseer, tseer--Red-winged Blackbird Tzee, tzee, tzee, tzeeo--American Redstart Veer--Veery Weesa, weesa, weesa--Black-and-white Warbler Wheer--Orchard Oriole Whip-poor-will--Whip-poor-will Are you awake? me too--Great Horned Owl Wicka, wicka, wicka--Northern Flicker Witchety, witchety, witchety--Common Yellowthroat Trees, trees, murmuring trees, or Zay, zay, zay, zoo, zee--Black-throatedGreenWarbler Zeee, zeee--Cedar Waxwing Zree--House Finch Zeeeee-up--Northern Parula

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briancastellani · 4 years

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I was lucky enough to see a Red-tailed Hawk today, and I think he was stalking another bird’s nest. The Brown Thrasher (other bird) was trying to deter him from going after the young chick birds in his nest. (at Southeast Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBB_UQygp9k/?igshid=h46t0vd3puw

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maartenscherpenisse · 5 years

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Acadian Flycatcher peet-seet or peet-suh or peet

Alder Flycatcher fitz-bee-

American Avocet wheek or kleet (repeated in flight)

American Bittern gulp-a-pump woonk-a-chunk

American Black Duck quack quack quack (lower than a Mallard)

American Black Oystercatcher wheep-wheep-wheep (rapid; clipped)

American Coot ka-ha; ka-ha kuh-uk!; kuh-uk! (loud; clear)

American Crow caw-caw-caw-caw-koodle-yah; koodle-yah (trilly voice)

American Golden Plover looo-eee! poo-too-eee!; poo-too-eee!

American Goldfinch pa-chip-chip-chip per-chick-a-ree po-ta-to-chip (and dip {in flight})

American Kestrel klee; klee; klee

American Pipit chwee; chwee; chwee (thin) pipit-pipit

American Redstart tzee-tzee-tzee-tzeeeo

American Robin cheer-up; cheer-a-lee; cheer-ee-o, whinny

American Wigeon squeaky; nasal whistle

American Woodcock peeent; peeent; peeent (nasal)

Anna's Hummingbird chee-ik-ee-ik-ee-ik (grating; squeaky)

Ash-throated Flycatcher ka-brick ka-wheer prrrrrt (buzzy)

Bachman's Sparrow highly variable - clear; liquid; whistled phrases

Bachman's Sparrow seeeee; slip-slip-slip-slip-slip

Baltimore Oriole flute-like; disjointed series of notes here; here; come right here; dear

Barn Owl screeeeeee (hissing - long)

Barn Swallow twittering (rapid) tit-tit-tit-tit (rapid staccato)

Barred Owl who-cooks-for-you; who-cooks-for-you-all

Bay-breasted Warbler tee-zee-tee-zee-tee-zee-tee (very rapid; hp)

Belted Kingfisher stuttering; non-musical; dry rattle in-flight

Bewick's Wren like Song Sparrow; but thinner; more rapid

Black & White Warbler wee-zee; wee-zee; wee-zee (like a squeaky toy)

Black Rail kicky-chew; kiki-krrr; pee-pee-toe

Black Skimmer kaup; kaup; kaup (clear-noted)

Black-bellied Plover pee-a-wee!; whee-er-wee!

Black-billed Cuckoo ku-ku-ku

Black-billed Magpie maaagh?! wenk-wenk or wenk-wenk-wenk

Blackburnian Warbler see-say; teetsa-teetsa-teetsa- zee-zee-zee

Black-capped Chickadee chk-a-dee-dee-dee (rapid; higher-pitched than Carolina)

Black-capped Chickadee fee-bee

Black-chinned Hummingbird tchew (soft; flat)

Black-crowned Night Heron quawlk

Black-headed Grosbeak ik (sharply) robin-like; but more musical spik

Black-legged Kittiwake kitty-waaak

Black-necked Stilt kyip; kyip; kyip

Blackpoll Warbler chipping trill

Black-throated Blue Warbler beer-beer-beer-beeee! (raspy) zur-zur-zur-zree! please; please; please squeeeeze I am so laz-eeeeee

Black-throated Gray Warbler zeedle-zeedle-zee-zeet-cha

Black-throated Green Warbler trees-trees-murmuring-trees zee-zee-zee-zee-zoo-zee

Black-whiskered Vireo Tim Kelly or Whip Tim Kelly

Blue Grosbeak chink; house finch-like; but lower

Blue Jay fee-der-de-lurp jay-jay-jay queedle-queedle-queedle-

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher zpeee (a bit raspy)

Blue-winged Warbler beee-bzzz; blue winged! (second syllable buzzy)

Bobolink plink; plink

Bobwhite toot-sweet! bob-white!

Bonaparte's Gull chrrr-chrrr-chrrr (rapid; buzzy)

Boreal Chickadee chick-che-day-day

Boreal Owl hooo-too-too-too-too...

Brewer's Blackbird ksh-eee (creaky)

Brewer's Sparrow seeeep (thin)

Bristle-thighed Curlew cheew-iew-iew-it

Broad-tailed Hummingbird chittering; thin, mixed with wing-hum

Broad-winged Hawk peet-seeeeep

Brown Creeper trill (hp; rapid) always as individuals

Brown Thrasher varied mocker-like phrases (repeated 2x) drop-it; drop-it; cover-it-up; cover-it-up; pull-it-up; pull-it-up

Brown-headed Cowbird bubble-bubble-zeeee!

Brown-headed Nuthatch kit-kit-kit-..or ki-dit; ki-dit (rapid)

Bufflehead (Fe) quack quack quack

Bullock's Oriole varied; rich whistles and mixed gutturals chuck chuck chuck-it-too-ee zhew zhew

Bushtit lisp (multiple; very hp) tsit (multiple; very hp)

California Quail kurr chi-ca-go; chi-ca-go qua-quer-go; qua-quer-go

Canada Goose honk; honk; honk

Canada Warbler chip-chupitty-swee-ditchety

Canyon Wren tewee; tewee; tewee (slowing) tsheee (raspy; metallic)

Cape May Warbler seet-seet-seet-seet (thin; hp)

Carolina Chickadee car-o-li-na (four notes) chk-a-dee-dee-dee fee-bee-fee-bay see-dee-dee-dee

Carolina Wren brrrrrrr (a brief; downslurred; rapid trill like thumbing comb tines) chooble-dee (varied triplet phrases) tea-kettle; tea-kettle; tea-kettle

Caspian Tern raaaah (raspy; hoarse)

Cassin's Finch chitty-up or chill-ee-up

Cedar Waxwing trill (hp; rapid) always in flocks zeee-zeee-zeee (hp trilled)

Cerulean Warbler chyoo-chyoo-chyoo-tseee (last syllable burry) trill (ending with buzzy-) beeee

Chestnut-sided Warbler pleased-pleased-pleased-pleased-ta-meetcha see-see-see-Miss-Beech'er

Chimney Swift chit-chit-chit-chit (rapid staccato) twittering (rapid)

Chipping Sparrow chipping trill (mechanical)

Chuck Will's Widow chuck-will's-widow

Clapper Rail tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-.

Clark's Grebe kreeet (burry) kriiik (burry)

Clark's Nutcracker kraa-a-a-a (long; drawn-out); or kra-kra-kra-kra

Common Eider ow-oo-urr whoo-ooh; whoo-ooh

Common Goldeneye pee-ik (raspy)

Common Loon cooo-leee; cooo-leee (slow; plaintive) whinny

Common Merganser ah; ah; ah; ah (low; even croaking in flight)

Common Moorhen kip-kip-kip-

Common Nighthawk beeer pee-eet (nasal)

Common Poorwill poor-will; poor-will; poor-will

Common Raven cruck (harsh; raspy) tawk (metallic)

Common Ringed Plover poo-eep (in-flight)

Common Screech Owl woooooooo warbled

Common Snipe skaip wicka-wicka-wicka-

Common Tern kee-arr (trilly)

Common Yellowthroat witchety-witchety-witchety (slow) (Western race) tchep (flat and raspy)

Connecticut Warbler chee-pa-chuh; chee-pa-chuh; chee-pa-chuh; chee chik-a-too-ee; chik-a-too-ee

Cordilleran Flycatcher pseet; tri-i-i-ip; seet (thin; squeaky)

Dark-eyed Junco dit (repeated occasionally) smack (repeated occasionally) chipping trill (musical; tinkling)

Downy Woodpecker peeek (sharply) whinny

Eastern Bluebird pew or mew (sharply) chatter (harsh; brief)

Eastern Kingbird t-t-tseeep (electrical sputtering)

Eastern Meadowlark but-I-DO-love-you spring-of-the-year

Eastern Phoebe fee-beee (last syllable raspy)

Eastern Towhee too-wheee! drink-your-teeeee! hot dog; pickle-ickle-ickle

Eastern Wood Pewee pee-a-weee and pee-yer

Evening Grosbeak chirp or chiirrrp (burry)

Field Sparrow a ping-pong ball dropped onto a table increasing in rate and pitch

Fish Crow eh-eh; eh-eh (two-noted phrases)

Forster's Tern keeeeeeeeer zaaaah (raspy; nasal)

Gadwall (Ma) bek (buzzy) (Fe quacks like mallard)

Golden-crowned Kinglet see-see-see- (hp)

Golden-crowned Sparrow Oh; dear me!; three blind mice

Golden-winged Warbler beeee(buzzy trill)-bz-bz-bz

Grasshopper Sparrow pee-trip-treee (last syllable a raspy trill)

Gray Catbird meeeee-ew or maaaaaanh (nasal) varied mocker-like phrases (seldom repeated)

Gray-cheeked Thrush whee-wheeo-titi-whee (thin; nasal)

Great Blue Heron squawking or croaking (very raucous)

Great Gray Owl whoo-whoo-whoooo

Great Horned Owl hoot-a-hoot; hoo-hoo who's awake? me too

Great Kiskadee Qu'est-ce qu'il dit? Qu'est-ce qu'il dit? ("What's he saying?")

Great-crested Flycatcher prrreeeet (burry); wheeep

Greater Yellowlegs dear; dear; dear (sharply) klee-klee-klee tu-tu-tu (whistled, 3 or more notes)

Green Heron skelp skelp skelp

Green-tailed Towhee weet-churrr-chee-churrr (mixed sweet and burry notes)

Gull-billed Tern kay-week and za-za-za

Hairy Woodpecker pik (flat) whinny

Hammond's Flycatcher chip-chewy or chip-chewy-chew (hp and a bit burry)

Heerman's Gull kowok

Henslow's Sparrow tsip-a-tik (non-musical; repeated occasionally)

Hermit Thrush veer-veer-veer-veer- Why don'tcha come to me? Here I am right near you

Hooded Warbler a-weeta-weeta-weet-tee-o

Horned Lark pit-sit (hp) tee-seep (hp)

House Finch zreee! (included in varied; warbling song)

House Sparrow chiddik; chiddik (dry; non-musical)

House Wren stuttering; gurgling; musical;

Inca Dove no hope

Indigo Bunting varied phrases (in couplets) fire; fire; where? where? here; here; see it? see it?

Kentucky Warbler p'chee; p'chee; p'chee

Kildeer kill-deeeeer or kee-dee; kee-dee; kee-dee

King Rail hip-hip-hurrah (dry; rattly)

Lark Sparrow tsip (sharp)

Laughing Gull haa-haa-haa-haa (loud; laugh-like) laughter (raucous; clear-noted)

Lazuli Bunting zzzzzzd (buzzy)

Least Bittern wuff; wuff; wuff; wuff; wuff ku-ku-ku (lower and throatier than B-B Cuckoo)

Least Flycatcher che-bek

Least Sandpiper kreeet (thin; somewhat burry)

Least Tern zreeeeek

Lesser Goldfinch tee-yee! or tee-yer

Lesser Yellowlegs quu-quu (whistled - in pairs) tyooo-tyoo yoo-yoo; yoo-yoo-yoo

Limpkin kraaaaaah (loud; piercing; usually repeated)

Long-billed Curlew ker-lee

Long-billed Dowitcher keeeeek (in flight - may be repeated)

Louisiana Waterthrush chink tree; tree; tree terwitter-witter wit

MacGillivray's Warbler chiddle-chiddle-chiddle-turtle chip-chewy or chip-chewy-chew (hp; clearer than Hammond's Flyc.) tsik (low; sharp)

Magnolia Warbler weeta-weeta-weetsee weeta-weeta-wit-chew I'm-I'm-I'm-so-sweet one; two; three; four; six

Mallard quack quack quack

Marbled Godwit god-wit or ker-whit raddika; raddika; raddika

Marsh Wren varied; complicated; fast; bubbly and busy

Mountain Chickadee tsik-a-zee-zee-zee (raspier than Carolina)

Mourning Dove hooo-ah hoo-hoo-hoo chirry-chirry-chirry-choreeo

Mourning Warbler turdle; turdle; turdle; two-to-you

Nashville Warbler trill in two parts - 2nd faster and lower in pitch see-bit-see-bit-see-bit; see-see-see-see (2-pt.)

Northern Cardinal cheer-cheer-cheer-purty-purty-purty-

Northern Flicker kleeeyer wik-wik-wik Northern Flicker (courting) squeechu-squeechu-squeechu

Northern Mockingbird varied phrases (thrice or more repeated)

Northern Parula Warbler trill! (fast rising; ending with)-tsyoo zeeeeeeeeeeeeeee(buzzy)-chyoo

Northern Pintail (Ma) prrrip; prrrip (low; stuttery)

Northern Pygmy Owl too-too-too (clear notes)

Northern Saw-whet Owl too-too-too (clear notes)

Northern Shoveler (Ma) chik-chik; chik-chik (Fe quacks like mallard)

Northern Waterthrush twit-twit-twit; sweet-sweet-sweet; chew-chew-chew

Oldsquaw ow-ow-ow-a-la

Olive-sided Flycatcher pip-pip or pip-pip-pip quick; three-beers

Orange-crowned Warbler trill (ascending/accelerating; then tumbles at end)

Orchard Oriole warbling - varied phrases; incl. guttural notes

Osprey kyew; kyew; kyew; kyew; kyew

Ovenbird p'cheer - p'cheer - p'cheer t-cheer; t-cheer; t-cheer

Pacific Loon kwa-wee!

Pacific-slope Flycatcher see-a-weeeet! seeet (sharp; h.p)

Palm Warbler trill (weak and buzzy)

Pectoral Sandpiper krick (low-voiced)

Pied-Billed Grebe gulp; gulp; gulp kuk-kuk-kow-kow-kow-kowp-kowp

Pileated Woodpecker kik-kik-kik-kik-kik (rate & pitch rise then fall)

Pine Siskin zreeeeeee! (buzzy)

Pine Warbler chipping trill

Piping Plover pip-pip-pip

Plain Titmouse tsik-a-dee

Prairie Warbler zee-zee-zee-zee (steady rise in pitch)

Prothonotary Warbler zweet; zweet; zweet (single pitch)

Purple Finch warbling - varied phrases; fast; lively; brief

Pygmy Nuthatch pippit; pippit; pippit

Raven squawking (raucous)

Red-bellied Woodpecker churrr; churrr (throaty; deeply trilled)

Red-breasted Nuthatch ank-ank-ank (nasal monotone)

Red-eyed Vireo where are you? and here I am

Red-headed Woodpecker squeer; squeer (raspy)

Red-shouldered Hawk kee-yer; kee-yer; kee-yer.

Red-tailed Hawk keeeeeeeeer

Red-throated Loon kwuk

Red-winged Blackbird chortle-deeeeee (hp and drawn-out last syllable) conk-a-reeeeeeeee tseer; tseer

Ring-necked Pheasant kok-kok (squawky; raucous; followed by wing-whir)

Rock Wren ch-reee; ch-reee; ch-reee (a bit trilly-buzzy) chee-urr; chee-urr; chee-urr (a bit raspy) tik-eer

Rose-breasted Grosbeak cheer-up; cheer-a-lee; cheer-ee-o chink

Royal Tern keeer (trilled)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet ji-dit; ji-dit; ji-dit (rattly) too-fritchyoo-fritchyoo-fritchyoo-

Ruby-throated Hummingbird t-t-t-t-t-t-t (soft; rapid; excited)

Ruffed Grouse drumming-thumping; accelerates into a whir

Rufous Hummingbird zee-chuppity-chuppity (buzzy)

Rusty Blackbird check ksh-a-leeee (rusty-squeaky)

Sanderling plik-plik-plik

Sandhill Crane garoo-a-a-a (stuttery)

Savannah Sparrow zit-zit-zit-zeeee-zaaay (burry-raspy)

Say's Phoebe pi-weer or pee-eee!

Scaled Quail Paark! Pe-cos; Pe-cos; Pe-cos

Scarlet Tanager cheer-up; cheer-a-lee; cheer-ee-o (burry; raspy) chick-burrr (last syllable rapidly trilled)

Scarlet Tanager hurry; worry; blurry; flurry (burry)

Scrub Jay shaaaaack (drawn-out; grating) zreeeeek

Seaside Sparrow chup-chup-tzeeee

Sedge Wren chip; chip or chip; chip; chrrrrr-rrr

Semipalmated Plover chureee! churrrk (burry)

Sharp-tailed Sparrow tee-shaay (raspy)

Short-billed Dowitcher tu-tu-tu (in flight - may be repeated)

Solitary Sandpiper peet-weet-weet or peet

Solitary Vireo chu-whee; cheer-ee-oh Come here Jimmy quickly

Song Sparrow Maids-maids-maids-put-on-your-tea-kettle-ettle-ettle Hip; hip; hip hurrah boys; spring is here! Madge; Madge; Madge pick beetles off; the water's hot

Sora ker-wee ker-wee(descending whinny)

Spotted Sandpiper peet-peet-peet-peet weet-weet-weet-weet

Sprague's Pipit ching-a-ring-a-ring-a-ring-a-ring-a-ring-a (descending)

Starling wolf-whistle (breathy)

Steller's Jay shaaaaack (drawn-out; grating) shook-shook-shook-shook-shook

Summer Tanager cheer-up; cheer-a-lee (bouncy - musical)

Summer Tanager piky-tucky-tuck or pik-a-tuck

Swainson's Hawk kreeeeeeeeeerr (drawn-out; shrill; plaintive)

Swainson's Thrush rurrip; rurrip whit; whit

Swainson's Warbler whee; whee; whee whip-poor-will

Swamp Sparrow chipping trill (slower; staccato)

Tennessee Warbler tika-tika-tika; swee-swee-swee; chay-chay-chay

Tufted Titmouse cheeva; cheeva; cheeva fer-da; fer-da; fer-da here; here; here peter-peter-peter-

Tundra Swan woo-ho and woo-woo

Upland Sandpiper ch-wut wolf-whistle (long; drawn-out)

Varied Thrush chyup

Veery veer-veer-veer-veer- (ethereal)

Vesper Sparrow like Song Sparrow; but lower; more guttural Listen to my evening sing-ing-ing-ing here-here; where-where; all-together-down-the-hill

Virginia Rail ki-dik; ki-dik; ki-dik tic-tic-mcgreer

Warbling Vireo warbled phrases (complicated) If I sees you; I will seize you; and I'll squeeze you till you squirt (to a caterpillar) brigadier; brigadier; briga-tee

Western Bluebird few (sofly)

Western Grebe krik-krik

Western Kingbird kit

Western Kingbird whit; whit; whit

Western Meadowlark flute-like; 7-10 gurgling notes

Western Screech-Owl accelerating hollow whistles; constant pitch

Western Tanager pri-di-dik

Western Towhee chup-chup-zeeee!

Western Wood Pewee peeer (burry)

Whimbrel ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti (clear; 5-7; rapid pace) whistled notes - clear; 5-7; rapid pace

Whippoorwill whip-poor-will

White-breasted Nuthatch anh-anh-anh-anh- (nasally) tooy-tooy-tooy-tooy wee-wee-wee-wee-who-who-who-who-

White-crowned Sparrow more; more; more cheezies; please pink (loudly) tseeeep (thin)

White-eyed Vireo chick; per-wee-tee-o; chick or chick-per-wee-o Quick give me a rain check Spit and see if I care; spit!

White-throated Sparrow O Sweet Canada; Canada; Canada O-san-pibbity-pibbity-pibbity

White-throated Swift je-je-je-je-je-je-je- (shrill; excited)

Whooping Crane ker-laa; ker-laa (second note higher-pitched)

Wild Turkey gobble-gobble-gobble-

Willet pill-will-willet

Willow Flycatcher fitz-bew (burry)

Wilson's Warbler chee-chee-chee; chet-chet-chet-chet

Winter Wren varied; complicated; bubbly and busy

Wood Duck jeeeeeeee! !-sliding (hp) whistle whoo-eek (breathy; whistley)

Wood Thrush chk-chk-chk (dry-subtle) ra-vi-o-li (flute-like) ee-oh-lay (flute-like - last note trilly) ra-vi-o-li (flute-like) oo-duh-lay-oh or oodle-drrrr (last note trilly) fweet-fweet-fweet (rapid-fire)

Worm-eating Warbler trill (very rapid; even; mechanical)

Yellow Rail click click (typewriter-like) tik-tik; tik-tik-tik; (2-3 rhythm; repeated)

Yellow Warbler sweet; sweet; sweet; little-more-sweet

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher chu-wee; chu-wee killik

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker meeew (whiny; nasal)

Yellow-billed Cuckoo hoo-luh; hoo-luh; hoo-luh (1/sec; broken) ka-ka-ka- kowp-kowp-kowp

Yellow-breasted Chat whoit (whistled) wit; wit; wit or chak; chak; chak

Yellow-headed Blackbird hoarse; raspy notes and phrases

Yellow-rumped Warbler trill in two parts, 2nd higher or lower in pitch trill (weak; unvaried)

Yellow-throated Vireo three-Ay; three-Ay

Yellow-throated Warbler tsyoo-tsyoo-tsyoo-tsyoo -tswee

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