Identify Your Common Backyard Birds (Central & Eastern USA)
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- This video enables identification of selected backyard feeder birds in the central and eastern USA. All still photos and video footage were taken in Auburn, Alabama. It is not an all inclusive presentation of nor was it intended to be a complete field guide for birds of these regions. Additional species will be added as an addendum as they are photographed. Several of these species are particularly noted during the winter months although many of them can be seen throughout the year. It was designed for use by new and amateur birders. Visual characteristics and bird calls are provided to enable identification. Suggested feeder food is provided for some species.
Per the good request of a viewer, the bird species included in this video along with their location in the video are as follows:
* Finches *
Pine Siskin - 0:43
Purple Finch - 1:12
House Finch - 1:43
American Goldfinch - 2:16
Northern Cardinal - 2:26
* Chickadees & Titmice *
Carolina Chickadee - 3:22
Tufted Titmouse - 3:37
* Woodpeckers, Nuthatches & Sparrows *
Downy Woodpecker - 3:59
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4:32
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 4:49
White-breasted Nuthatch - 5:06
Chipping Sparrow - 5:15
* Warblers *
Pine Warbler - 5:35
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 6:00
Orange-crowned Warbler - 6:14
* Wrens *
Carolina Wren - 6:39
* Jays & Blackbird *
Blue Jay - 7:15
Red-winged Blackbird - 7:30
* Mockingbirds & Doves *
Northern Mockingbird - 7:55
Mourning Dove - 8:16
* Hawks *
Red-shouldered Hawk - 8:37
Cooper's Hawk - 9:10
* Other Birds *
Baltimore Oriole - 9:49
Rufous Hummingnird - 9:59
The mourning dove's call is absolutely unmistakable and memorable!!!
No question about it, Calvin. It is also very unique. I am not aware of any other species that has a call like the Mourning Dove. Thanks for your comments.
Sounds almost like the flute.
Heard a mourning dove about 12 minutes ago, looked up this video to figure it out
@@doctordumbass9425 I can't seem to wrap my head around thinking this was a dove. I thought it was an owl! If you can remember when did you first hear it? Thanks
It reminds me of the times when I was a kid waking up during summer break and hearing them in the background of my old house.
My grandpa who died this year used to make the titmouse call every morning while he watched the birds. I didn't expect to cry so much from hearing it again.
What a nice comment to receive. I shed a tear just reading it because it reminded me of my grandfathers. Thanks!
What a sweet memory and I’m sorry for your loss. I’m also thankful for you having tears... what a beautiful open heart you have.
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Now you've got me sniffling. Grandpa died in 1977. I still miss him. He taught me all kinds of cool stuff like bird calls.
My Pop, the father of nine of us, would whistle and imitate the birds that we had in our tree-filled backyard. We’d make fun of his “weird “ obsession with birdsongs. Now I’m the one trying to sing with them, finally appreciating what he heard…
Once, when I was 10, a titmouse was drowning in a stream behind my house. I picked him up and carried him into the flower garden by my house. We had a few bird feeders and houses. I placed him down and took 2 steps away. I waited for him to fly, and off he went, into the woods. I thought that was the last time I'd see him. But no! He showed up on the porch the next day! Sitting on the ledge and chirping his head off! I gave him some seeds and tried to touch him, but he backed away. But when my hand was gone he hopped forward again and gobbled up the seeds. He stayed a bit longer, chirping for a while. Then fluttered off. This happens every few days now! He never forgot me. He wanted to show gratitude for what I'd done.
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All my life I’ve heard the call of the Mourning Dove and thought it was the most pleasant thing to wake up to. It reminds me of my childhood in the South. Only today, did I find out it’s actual name. Thanks for the help.
For years I thought it was an owl 😂.
Bill Mers lol
Me, too. Waking up to the sounds of Mourning Doves is gentle and soothing to my soul.
We have them here in Indiana. They make such a peaceful sound.
I've always loved that call, but never knew for sure what bird it was.
I went crazy trying to identify a bird call. Only to realize the next day it was a chipmunk...
Yeah, those little animals can really be confusing. Thanks for the comment.
A beautiful addition to my memory!
That's why I'm here. Trying to identify a sound I'm hearing coming from a plant on my porch. It's a small fern so it cant be big whatever it is🤷♀️
@@breezybee8538 Given your description, I would suggest that House Finches, Carolina Wrens, Carolina Chickadees, and possibly Tufted Titmice could be possibilities. Thanks for your comment.
I'm also trying to identify a bird call. Unfortunately it's nothing on this list.
Whenever I hear the mourning dove, I think back to the hot summer days where I would go camping with my family. I would always wake up in the morning in my tent to the sound of these birds. I'm not usually a morning person, but waking up to the birds is probably one of the highlights of camping. The nostalgia is insane. I feel such an emotional connection to this bird for some reason
Hi Zoe and I can identify the nostalgia you feel when hearing Mourning Doves. Whenever I hear them, my mind races from the boy scouts days to camping and now sitting on my deck in our back yard. Thanks for your comments.
When I listened but before I saw this comment I said out loud to myself "Yup. Mourning doves are nostalgic."
Too bad I didn't hear the bird I came here to identify. I heard it this afternoon and I don't recall ever hearing it before. It makes a hooting sound almost but not monotonously. It is a bird song for sure and it has two parts. Hard to explain lol but I'm Midwest but closer to the east...just an hour or so from PA.
What I love about Mockingbirds is that they're easy to identify: They're the ones that can't decide which song to sing, but they keep trying to find the right song.
Well put and thanks for the comment!
Mockingbirds are amazing, I'm sitting on my back porch, watching a few blue jays as they sing, then I noticed a little mockingbird perched on my fence singing along with them. I got curious and looked up this video, I played the red shouldered hawk sound, the blue jays looked around suspiciously while the mockingbird did not care, it then mimicked the sound of the hawk. I wish I could say a hawk then showed up, but them being a predatory bird, they're somewhat of a rare sighting in a neighborhood.
The mockingbird is one of my favorite birds a variety of whistles makes them so excellent and cool.
So what you’re saying is, *I* am a mockingbird? 🤭
Yes! We have millions
Blue Jay's are funny to me. Their call is loud, and slightly aggressive- which totally embodies their personality. Mouring doves are my favorite- makes me think of boat sitting out in foggy water
Thanks for the comment and sorry for the late response. Blue Jays at times can become raucous with very noisy harsh nasal type sounds. They often imitate other bird calls, particularly the Red-tailed Hawk.
Mourning Doves, on the otherhand, have a low mournful coo-ah, coo, coo, coo, which is very pleasant and calming. It is one of my favorite bird calls.
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Hi Jacqueline. I presume your response is a quote of some sort but, if you will, please clarify for me. Thanks.
My favs also😊
0:30 Finches
0:43 Pine Siskins
1:14 Purple Finch
1:41 House Finch
2:15 American Goldfinch
2:27 Northern Cardinal
3:21 Carolina Chickadee
3:37 Tufted Titmouse
3:57 Downy Woodpecker
4:31 Red-bellied Woodpecker
4:48 Brown-headed Nuthatch
5:05 White-breasted Nuthatch
5:14 Chipping Sparrow
5:34 Pine Warbler
6:00 Yellow-rumped Warbler
6:15 Orange-crowned Warbler
6:40 Carolina Wren
7:15 Blue Jay
7:35 Red-winged Blackbird
7:55 Northern Mockingbird
8:17 Mourning Dove
8:37 Red-shouldered Hawk
9:10 Cooper's Hawk
9:49 Baltimore Oriole
9:58 Rufous Hummingbirg
great help...thank you!
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It sounds like a Baltimore Oriole, but I live in Kansas. Do these birds live in Kansas? I love the birds I listen to them in the morning as they chirp and sing. I go out in the morning sit on my porch and listen to them. I don't think they are Baltimore orioles though. Is there another type of oriole that lives in Central Kansas?
The Carolina Wren sound is so iconic to me...I can't believe it, it's a sound that I didn't notice particularly often, but had such a presence in my life.
It makes me recall mornings of waiting for the bus before school, or just standing outside on the back porch in the morning on the weekends or Christmas break.
Thanks so much for your comments. For much of the US, these little wrens indeed have a presence in our lives. The Carolina Wren is a very vocal bird, as many as 12 different calls.
It is also amazing that the loudness of the calls come from such a small little bird.
This bird is exactly what I came here to find. I heard it at my feeder this morning but there are literally 50 birds at the feeder queue so I couldn’t tell which one was singing so sweetly and so loudly.
Same here. Waiting for my school bus at my bus stop and hearing these fellas. Also have a box in my porch and they like to make their nests in it.
I ♥️ every single one of them. This is an awesome site. Thank you. ❤
I love waking up in the morning to the sound of mourning doves!
I agree with you completely. Their call is so calm and peaceful. Thanks for the comment.
Same here.... One of the most soothing sounds.
Thanks for the comment, Skip. We are all on the same page!
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I absolutely love the sounds of the Tufted Titmouse, blue Jay, Carolina Wren, male Cardinal, and mourning dove. Had all of these in our backyard growing up, and they were pleasant and beautiful during the day ♡
So cute birds 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😇😇😇
😂 titmouse
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Sorry to me it was just funny that the birds name is TITmouse and that’s we slang for a woman’s breast. It’s just funny.
I remember years ago seeing an episode of House Hunters where the lady wanted no trees anywhere close to her home because she did not want to be awakened by birds in the morning. I thought she was crazy then and the sentiment still holds true. This is one of the most relaxing peaceful sounds in life to me, next to the sound of water. Great video!
I know this comment was a long time ago, and I once felt the same way. My sister and her husband sleep with the windows open when it is warm. At around 4 am there are cardinals singing their loudest song right outside their bedroom window. Just as the sky starts to lighten. There is one song, in particular, that sounds a bit like an alarm clock and is very LOUD. LOL. Also, my friend had a Northern Mockingbird in her neighbors' yard and it literally sounded like a car alarm. I live in the woods. I feed the birds and leave my yard 'wild'. As soon as there is a glow in the sky they get loud. I can hear them through the windows even though they are closed, but they don't wake me or the kids up. I enjoy them when I'm awake.
Sharyn Braud I agree! That is crazy.
I especially like the sound of the woodpecker pounding their beak on my furnace flue pipe.
Sharyn Braud I have chickens, and they talk a lot. 😂
I agree. Nothing is more enjoyable than listening to a Mocking Bird work through its various calls, or seeing a male and female Cardinal feeding together. Our cats enjoy watching as well, and they never bother the birds.
My 96 year old Mom loves birds and she doesn’t get to hear them in the nursing home. Thanks to your video she can see a hear them. Thanks
Hi Tim. Thanks for your comments. They mean a lot to me. I have a ministry in providing music and worship to nursing homes. I am thinking that perhaps I should devote a little time to birds, both sight and sounds in my sessions. Your comment has been very helpful in bringing that thought t
To mind. Thanks so much.
tim parrish ...so true
Thanks for the comment. I am really pleased the video is being used in this way. Blessings to your Mom.
May God bless her and keep her.
*When you thought the mourning dove was an owl xD* finally i know what that sound really was.
Glad to hear that, Jonas, and thanks for the comment.
Same!!
Hi Mary and glad you can also identify the bird now.
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The very sound I was hunting. Yep was assuming a small owl. So thrilled to learn it’s these doves!
Thank you for this. This is my connection to my grandfather who passed many, many years ago but the songs make me feel so close to him.
That's the stuff
Hello Lisa how are you doing today.
Because of you I FINALLY can identify the bird call I've been wondering about for YEARS as the mourning dove!
Haha. I was also looking to identify the sound of a mourning dove.
mine that i hear, and love but didn't know was a wren. a simple wren, lol
same man ive been looking for ages
Mourning Dove call is some creepy ass shit.
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I’m a beginner birder & I very much appreciate the way you showed the birds with comparisons, labels, types of food etc. Seeing them in their natural environment & hearing them is loads better than looking at them in a book. Thank you for your work. 🙏🏼
My pleasure, Vonda, and thanks for your comments.
Hello Vonda how are you doing today.
This entire time, I thought the sound Morning Doves made was an owl 🤦🏾♀️. I’ve got a lot to learn.
Don't feel bad Rae. We all have a lot to learn. I still make mistakes on the Identification of birds by their call even after 50 years of birding! Thanks for the comment.
Raé - me too!
grew up thinking that and just learned the other day I was wrong too!!
Lew Scharpf I’ve been searching for a bird that sounds like meejuda meejuda meejuda meejuda. I’m in eastern Tennessee. Do you know what it is?
Lew Scharpf nvm i found out! It is a Carolina wren.
This is just excellent, excellent, excellent! Mr. Scharpf, you're clearly a discerning man. The length of clips, number of examples, video and audio quality make identification and learning/practice so easy. I've never come across such a handy, well-made, and all inclusive video. Now if I could only find one for the more wild/woodland, marsh, and field birds of the Northeast.
Thanks for the kind comments. Before moving to Auburn, Alabama, we lived in the northeast for over 25 years. One of my favorite places to visit with the Cornell University Ornithology group in Ithaca, New York. They have an outdoor birding lab called Sapsucker Woods which hosts a wonderful webcam which you can see at: ua-cam.com/video/N609loYkFJo/v-deo.html
I hope this will fulfill some of your interest in northeastern birds. Thanks again.
This is the background music for my memories, taking me back through time to the sounds of childhood; sounds that gave me peace, excitement, and joy during troubled times. Thank you Mr. Scharpf for posting this. You have made my day.
Hi Joseph: Your comments touch my heart. Your reaction is exactly what I hoped to capture in the video. You have made my day with your comments. Thanks so much.
very very true. The blue jay takes me right back to my grandparents ravine. And the sparrows back to Paris in the afternoon. This is a lovely video.
You have had a good childhood, Sir! I wish these had been mine
This is just what we need in times like this. Thank You so much for all your effort to put it together, I’m sure it wasn’t easy. You did a great job!
Ever since I was little I've wanted to know what bird makes my favorite birdcall that I hear every spring in CT. Turns out it's the male Northern Cardinal. Thank you so much!
Hi Gina. I am so glad to hear that you can now put the "face with the call" The Cardinals are among the relatively few birds that have both beautiful looks and calls. Thanks for your comments!
Thank you - I'm familiar with most of these birds - but it is so lovely to see them up close AND hear their calls at the same time!
My pleasure, Jean, and thanks for your comments. Glad to hear you are familiar with most of the birds. My goal with this video was to make the birds very observable along with their calls and the type of food they eat.
Great video! I just started feeding the birds in my yard this past winter and I'm hooked. They've brought so much joy to my life. I have the Cornell Inst. app on my phone and the other day I went into the wooded area behind my house, heard a Titmouse and played the call it was making. It landed above me and answered each time I played it. It then followed me all the way home as I continued to play the same call. I've done this with several birds and they land in the trees above me and they answer back. I'm hoping the birds get more trusting of me and don't fly away when I sit outside to watch them. My father used to stand in his backyard with seed in his palm and the birds would land and eat out of his hand. They truly are amazing creatures.
Thanks so much for your comments. Birds are indeed purveyors of joy and comfort. I am a volunteer at our university Nature Center and we are finding more and more people are enjoying birds for that reason, especially during the pandemic. I am pleased to hear you are using the Cornell app and using it to learn the calls of birds and also to call them to you for observation. May I ask which app you are using? Interesting to hear of your father's acclimation of birds to eat out of his hand. It is certainly possible to do that, especially if one has the persistence and patience to do so. I feed humming birds out of my hand using a small hand-held feeder. I wish you "good birding" as you continue to observe and enjoy them.
@@Lejun40 The app is Merlin and I really like it. May I ask some advice? Since putting the feeder out it has drawn RS hawks to the yard. They watch for hours and dig worms out of the ground. I've moved the feeder to a better location under some hemlock trees because it affords the birds better protection. There are a lot of crows that go after the hawks but they always return and I'm afraid they've already gotten 2 squirrels. Is there something I can do to keep them away? I considered a Great Horned Owl decoy but I'm afraid that will keep the birds away as well. Thanks for your response!
Thanks for the question. Raptors and Hawks in particular can be very aggressive to wildlife around feeders. My advice is as follows: 1) Provide as much natural cover for birds so that they can escape the hawk. 2) If you can, place your feeders in covered areas such as hanging from a low tree branch where the foliage above will prevent the hawks from seeing the birds 3) Avoid ground feeding of birds because they will become more vulnerable to hawk attacks.4) From time to time, I have removed my feeders for a week or so. After that period of time the hawk will usually move to different hunting grounds but the smaller feeder birds will quickly return when you resume feeding. I hope this helps. Happy bird watching!
Forgot to say I think Merlin is a great app and I use it all the time.
I love how clearly you labeled this, it was easy to follow bird to call
Thanks, Kayla. I appreciate your comments.
Buh-buh-buh-buh-buh bird bird bird, bird is the word.....
went for a walk this morning... just to hear the birds again. I've missed them. when my panic set in from being out, I came in and this video helped me. a lot of channels don't consider the particular birdsongs of my region. Thank YOU!!
Hi Jewell and I am so pleased to hear that the video helped you when you came inside after your walk. You are correct that many bird videos do not include the calls. I try to always include them because they are so important in identifying and appreciating the birds. Thanks for your comment.
I’ve been hearing the northern cardinal for years and never have known! I just heard him calling again and finally looked it up since it’s so distinct in my yard- so cool!
Hi Lanie and so glad to hear you have been able to identify the Northern Cardinals. They are among our most beautiful birds, both in appearance and sound.
@@Lejun40 definitely, we always get so excited when we see them. Actually just about an hour ago, my brother and I did in the tree in our yard! ^.^
Great. Seeing Cardinals is a recipe for a great day!
My dad, who lives in the countryside of Iowa, has legit most if not all of these birds. The memories of sitting on the back porch during spring and hearing the doves is so awesome
Thanks for your comments, Twyla. I can identify your feelings after hearing the calls of doves and other birds for that matter. Sounds have a remarkable way of invoking memories and feelings, much like fragrances.
Well done. I take my cell phone outside and converse with my birds that I know have lost their mates. I love my birds and have conversations with them quite often. I would be lost without their beautiful songs and the best part is that they know who you are when they see you filling their feeders all the time. What a gift from God Almighty to us.
Totally enjoyed the bird calls. Thankyou
Thanks Rosemary.
Patriot girl - amen!
Nigga Balls
Patriot Girl me too I love birds and I feed them everyday
that mourning dove gave me major flashback
Thanks for the comment, Aly. Yes, bird calls can really do that! I get flashbacks from hearing owls. Reminds me of my grandfathers house.
Always heard the mourning doves back home in PA. Now I know what’s making that sound. Very informative. Thanks.
Blue Jay did the same for me. Not sure where I heard them regularly. I lived in western Michigan when I was a kid so that may be it. I don't know. Almost brought tears to my eyes.
I have mourning doves that live on my roof in Southeastern PA.
I was woken up by the sound of a mourning dove and was trying to figure out what it was for so long! It's so much different than other bird calls! I watched this video and the second I heard it I was so relieved to learn the call! Thank you for the video!
The little tufted titmouse birds always make me think of home in Southern Georgia. They're funny little birds!
Hi Bunny and thanks for the comment. Bird calls, like certain other sounds, are like fragrances and other sensory cues. They can evoke memories of the past. Hearing and smell are wired directly into various parts of the brain which can interact with the parts where memories and other emotions are located. When I hear Mourning Doves, I am almost immediately transported back to the backyard of grandparents home of many years ago. Yes the titmice are funny and clever little birds.
I lived in California for decades but never paid attention to the birds around me. I moved back 5 years ago to Taiwan where I grew up. I became an active bird watcher after a friend of mine introduced me to this hobby. I recorded every species, resident or migratory, that I have the privilege to meet. There has been 180 so far. Thank you very much for this beautiful video to let me know what I had missed. The next time I visit US, I will re-acquaint with them for sure.
Thanks for your comments, Lishin. Your 180 species observed thus far is impressive. I have never visited Taiwan but have been in other parts of the far east. You have some beautiful birds in that part of the world.
I’ve been hearing this bird every morning, all of my life, and now I finally know it’s a Carolina Wren! Thank you
My pleasure. So glad you have identified your bird.
We have a mated pair that nests on our back porch for the last 2 or 3 years. We can sit at our table and they fly in and out of the nest with us less than 10 feet from the nest. Last year they raised two broods. First brood I observed the chicks grow to fledglings and exit the nest separately as they grew to be able. Of course a fledgling cannot fly and are so helpless. The second group I contained with a box surrounding the birdhouse. The fledglings would drop out as before but were contained within the box or I put them back into the nest. Touching the chicks had no effect on their being fed. I kept this up for several days thinking that the chicks would grow stronger all the time they were contained. Finally one day a chick looked out of the nest and for some reason I stuck my finger in the entrance hole. All five chicks poured out and were able to fly a little. They flew all around the porch and lit on the bare brick wall or anything that they could fly to. They flocked together as the adults flew in and called to them. They eventually followed the adults into the woods behind my house by flying a little bit at the time. So my experiment can be called a success as they were much better prepared to live and escape the dangers of the ground.
@@jeffstanley4593 When I was little, a pair nested in some mops that my mother kept standing in a corner on an open back porch. Mom was sort of unhappy because she had to buy new mops rather than disturb the nest then under construction.
It appears that this year they are not going to nest on the back porch. I have observed a pair flying in and out of some bushes on the side of the house. However, it could be some of last years chicks there is still time. Then again, some redbirds appear to be trying to use the same bushes so I don't know how they will get along if at all.
@grumpy old fart I had a beach house on high piling and there were a lot of purple martin nests underneath each year. Not absolutely sure but seemed like the same pairs each year using the nests throughout the season.
This is not only beautifully put together but it really captures the joy of how these birds sound and how they look (colours and form). Living in the UK, our backyard birds are a little different , yet I can see such similarities. as in the Woodpeckers and the Finches. This is a beautiful video and really informative. Taking the time to document nature like this is so important these days. I am glad I saw this. Highly recommended and technically well produced.
I am from the UK living in N Florida yes i agree so many similarities. As a young girl growing up for me was not so good. What made me happy many a day was the birds, they were like my friends.
Could you put in a meadowlark and a purple marlin
Where were the Blue Birds & Purple Martins?
@@lorisutherland7728 Hello Lori how are you doing today.
Hello Julie how are you doing today.
I was taken from my home in New Jersey after my parents got divorced when I was 11 without ever being able to say goodbye to it (I hold memories very, VERY dear to my heart so this has always hurt me tremendously). The sounds of these birds refreshes my memory much better.
Hi Scott and thanks for the comments. I am pleased to hear the bird calls refresh the memory of your New Jersey home. Bird calls, like certain other sounds, are like fragrances and other sensory cues. They can evoke memories of the past. Hearing and smell are wired directly into various parts of the brain which can interact with the parts where memories and other emotions are located. When I hear Mourning Doves, I am almost immediately transported back to the backyard of grandparents home of many years ago. Incidentally, I lived in New Jersey for 25 years.
In upstate NY the dawn is filled with particular bird calls. I thought that they were the calls of Mourning Doves but was not sure. This video confirmed my suspicion. Thanks.
Every summer at and just after sundown there are very loud calls echoing back and forth from high up in the trees dotting my back yard. I was convinced that they were made by either mating or territorial marking birds. For nearly a week, overcome by curiosity, braving the the mosquitoes, I went outside each evening, searching the canopies with a flash light for these prolific singers. Every time I approached a tree from which the call originated, it stopped. After hours of searching, I finally found one in the midst of song. It wasn't a bird singing after all, it was a gray tree frog! I was being serenaded each evening by at least ten of them. The discovery made me very happy as amphibians are having a hard time of it these days with populations declining across the board. gray tree frogs seem to be doing well.
-dave
Hi Dave and thanks so much for your comments. Glad to hear the video helped to confirm the Mourning Dove identity.
Your description of the tree frogs is very similar to those I have had. Those little "buggers" can really confuse birdwatchers. Here in Alabama, we have a number of species of tree frogs including green, grays, Copes's, Spring Peepers, and others. In addition we have several lagoons in back of our house so this time of year, the water frogs all start to add to the fracas. It truly becomes a cacophony of sound. Thanks again for your note.
Absolutely LOVE the sound of the Mourning Dove and Northern Cardinal!! Both look and sound SO Beautiful!! ❤💕
Thanks for the comments, Bette. Both birds are among my favorites in both appearance and call.
OMG, I love, love, love birds so very much. Birds are so cute, friendly, and smart, and sing so beautifully. What is not to love about birds for life.
Hi Gany. Thanks for your comment and I cannot agree with you more.
grumpy old fart Why did you have to ruin the moment? You can’t just agree? Also that is disgusting
Gany Meade when they keep u up every single night cuz this one little shit of a bird chirps at exactly 2:30am
@@swargpatel7634 why can't you just agree?
just agree
Just agree
Jusstt agrreeeee
Not all birds are friendly
I was listening to help someone identify a bird they heard outside their home. I did not realize how much I would enjoy all the bird sounds👍🤗
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I use this video so often to relax or when I’m doing school work, thank you so much! I’ve found a love for birds with this video.
Hi Avery and thanks for your comment. So glad to hear that the video fills a need for you as you do your school work or relaxing. I have received these comments from other viewers as well. Glad you have found and interest in and love for birds. They need all the support and protection they can get.
Several times a day, everyday.. my cat gets startled by a very shrill bird that flys through my backyard. By the time I make it to the window to try to identify it, it was always long gone (and I'm seriously talking about a 2-5 second gap between hearing it and not hearing it anymore). I have FINALLY been able to identify it as the Red-Shouldered Hawk, thanks to your video :). Funny thing is, I KNEW it was the right bird in the video when my cat immediately gave the same startled reaction and look on his face to the hawk in the video as he does to hawk in the backyard, haha. Thank you again.
Better keep an eye on your pets, hawks will scoop them up!
My cat has the same reaction to hawk calls. Cats instinctively understand hawks to be predators rather than prey.
I had a red tailed hawk swoop down my silver maple tree chasing my cat down it and up to my front door. Perfect timing for my husband to go out for a cigarette and let the terrified cat in the house.
I love birds... watching and listening to them in the morning is so relaxing...
Thanks for your comment!
Really? They hurt my ears
My grandma was a full blooded Mohican (Stockbridge - Munsee band),lived her whole life adjacent to the twin reservations in Wisconsin, and she loved birds in particular even though many kinds of wildlife were abundant. She had a huge old painting of a variety of birds,most of which I think you might find throughout the area where she lived,and I believe the artist of this (IMO) masterpiece.
This film rekindled the memory.
Thanks for your comments and information about your Grandmother. Do you have any idea if your Grandmother's painting might be available to view, perhaps somewhere on the internet, or, if it is still available, could you take a photo of it? I collect bird photos and paintings of all types, new or old. Thanks again.
@@Lejun40 Hey,Lew! Sadly, my uncle moved into her house,then it got sold after he died. I don't live nearby and have no idea what happened to that great painting. On another note,I'm really paying a lot of attention to our feathered friends nowadays after your film sparked my interest. Crazy cool how wildlife is responding to humankind toning down during this crisis. Best to you and yours.
Every single one of these chirps gets me smiling ear to ear. It's like a perfect quiet day out in nature. Thank you so much.
My pleasure. It is just amazing how bird's actions and calls can affect our lives! Thanks for the comment.
I’ve been waking up to the sound of a Carolina Wren since I was little, and I just now learned what it was! Definitely my favorite call😄
Hi Rebecca. So glad to hear you have put the “face” with the call. One of my favorites as well.
Now I know whose been waking me up at 5:30. Thanks for this. I love the sounds of spring.
My brother loves and feeds birds everyday. Once while visiting me, we were talking away, and the front door was open to cool off the house.
Far down the driveway some doves were cooing.
He stops in mid sentence and days, " You got doves??"
I smiled and said yes, we do. 😊
Once a bird lover, always a birdlover.
Love your channel. Thank you.
Sorry for the late reply and I greatly appreciate your comments. So glad to hear of the attention you brother gives to the birds. Thanks for your interest in my channel.
Very informative video. Please put the below in the description.
*** Finches ***
Pine Siskin - 0:43
Purple Finch - 1:12
House Finch - 1:43
American Gold Finch - 2:16
Northern Cardinal - 2:26
*** Chickadees & Titmice ***
Carolina Chickadee - 3:22
Tufted Titmouse - 3:37
*** Woodpeckers, Nuthatches & Sparrows ***
Downy Woodpecker - 3:59
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4:32
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 4:49
White-breasted Nuthatch - 5:06
Chipping Sparrow - 5:15
*** Warblers ***
Pine Warbler - 5:35
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 6:00
Orange-crowned Warbler - 6:14
*** Wrens ***
Carolina Wren - 6:39
*** Jays & Blackbird ***
Blue Jay - 7:15
Red-winged Blackbird - 7:30
*** Mockingbirds & Doves ***
Northern Mockingbird - 7:55
Mourning Dove - 8:16
*** Hawks ***
Red-shouldered Hawk - 8:37
Cooper's Hawk - 9:10
*** Other Birds ***
Baltimore Oriole - 9:49
Rufous Hummingnird - 9:59
Good suggestion. I have included the information in my UA-cam introduction to the video. Thanks!
Bro you must check the comment section before taking your time like that, someone already did it 4 years before you
Coolest thing ever, I'm just sitting on my front porch and the chipping sparrow one comes on and a chipping sparrow comes and hangs out next to me. Pretty neat. Thanks for awesome vid
Birds are Great. Thanks Cornell.
I was riding along an upstate NY bicycle trail when I suddenly wanted to know what birds I was hearing. Thanks for making the video.
My favorite bird is the woodpecker. I get so excited when I see one on my feeders. They’re so beautiful. I wish I could observe Oriels. I live in Delaware...
Hi Ashley. Woodpeckers are among my favorite birds as well. I am currently doing a video on nesting sites of a Pileated Woodpecker pair and a Northern Flicker pair....in the same tree! Orioles are definitely in Delaware, particularly during their migration season. Our daughter lives in Wilmington, DE and I regularly bird down at the Bombay Hook and Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuges. Last year I photographed an Orchard Oriole at Bombay Hook. If you have not been there and enjoy birding and nature drives/hikes, I highly recommend those locations.
In case you are interested, here is a link to my Woodpecker gallery pbase.com/lejun/woodpeckers and my Oriole Gallery: pbase.com/lejun/orioles
Thanks for your comments!
This video is so wonderful! I recognized the Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, and Blue Jay calls right away! And I always thought the Mourning Dove call was an owl! This is so special, thank you
My pleasure, Hayley, and thanks for your comments. So glad that you can recognize these wonderful birds. The Owl and Dove calls can be very confusing but sounds as if you now know the difference.
I used to live in a secluded cabin in West Virginia. I no longer get to hear these as I live in St. Louis These beautiful sounds always put me in a good mood.
Craft The Moon I live in wv
how relaxing, calming, my great-grandfather taught my mother, to idendify birds, and their song. Mom said hisAudobon book was worn out
Spotted my first bird today. Carolina wren, absolutely beautiful song
I really enjoyed sitting in my backyard listening to all the beautiful voices of our fine feathered friends. Sandi
So pleased to know you are enjoying the sights and sounds of the birds in your backyard. Birds can transform a backyard into a beautiful experience.
THANK YOU!!!!
FOR YEARS I'VE HEARD THE MORNING DOVE BUT NEVER KNEW WHAT IT WAS! PEOPLE TOLD ME MOCKINGBIRD BUT I KNEW IT WASN'T! OMG! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! THAT HAS BOTHERED ME FOR 22 YEARS!!!!
(Born in 90's so no clips and such)
My pleasure, Nikki, and don't feel bad. Many people have never put the image with the call. This is exactly what I have hoped to achieve with this video and so glad to know it helped!
Thank you so much! I enjoy feeding the birds in North Eastern Ohio. In the winter I sit at my window with bird book and binoculars in hand, there is never a dull day.
Betty Bau
My soul sister! Exactly what I do, with a cup of coffee!
Very interesting, I'm an Englishman living in central England, watching your video, one can see lots of similarities between your North american (Northern North?) species and our British 'Garden' birds. Lovely to see. Thank you.
Really? I never saw them as that similar.
GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER, I guess it depends on where is being compared. I’m British, but now living in the US (Texas), so climate is dramatically different and, as a result, so are the bird varieties as you say. So, no European Robin, although the American Robin is very common at various points in the year. No Chaffinch, no Bullfinch, but finches aplenty include: Lesser Gold, American Gold, and House. No Tits, blue, great, coal, or otherwise, but tons of Carolina Titmice (Titmouses?). And wrens: there were plenty of Eurasian Wrens _(Troglodytes troglodytes)_ around in the UK, but in my area at least they were shy and didn’t often show themselves. Here, by contrast, the Carolina Wren _(Thryothorus ludovicianus)_ are common, tunefully noisy, friendly wee besoms, who will nest on your head if you stand still for more than five minutes! 😁
@@bakedutah8411 Interesting info! Thanks
The blue jay always brings back the sound and smell of waiting for the school bus on a cold morning...Wood smoke, paper mill smell, and blue jays= waiting for the school bus in Maine circa 1984.
I love your description how the bird call, in this case the blue jay, stimulates the memory and can even include the sense of smell. Perfumes and other odorants can do the same and evoke memories of the past. I can almost smell that wood smoke and mill odor that you describe!
Thanks so much for your comments!
Thank you for sorting out the many different calls I've been hearing in the mornings but not able to identify. I'm saving your video for when I need something to relaxe with. So peaceful.
My pleasure, Colleen, and thanks for your comment. Bird-watching and listening is indeed very peaceful and relaxing.
Had to figure out what bird I was hearing!!! It's the mourning dove 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 thank you 💚💚💚
Me too
me too! the exact bird i came for!
camden svec ikr. I kept hearing same sound everyday and couldn't tell which bird it was and it was driving me crazy. Now I can live peacefully.
Ithought it was an owl but nope just doves
Wow its One of the most common birds but ok
Great video. I love the Cornell site. It,s loaded with excellent information. I once played the call of a Towhee with a tablet in my back yard and one came flying out of the woods to check out the call.
Have recently gotten into birding, though I have always loved them. Was trying to identify the gorgeous call of a bird I heard just outside my tent while camping a few weeks back. Heard it again this morning in the distance at my home in farmlands and woods. Thanks to this video, I found out it was one of the calls of the Northern Mockingbird---whose other calls I've heard hundreds of times, but this particular sound heard on this video at 8:12, I've only heard on occasion, but is one of the most impressive and beautiful.
Yes, that Mockingbird call at 8:12 is one of my favorites as well. The Mockingbird is just absolutely amazing in terms of its vocal skills and vocabulary. After many years of listening to them, I still feel that, on occasion, I hear a new call or at least a new version of an older call. Thanks so much for your comments.
Thanks for the video. It sure is helpful to identify birds by seeing them or from their calls. More of such videos are welcome!
My pleasure and thanks for your comments. As we speak, I am working on a new video about owls. Hopefully I will have it up on my channel in a week or so.
Wow, this is fantastic! I was listening to this out on my deck and a cardinal came very close as the cardinal sound was being made. I have so many of these birds, I'm lucky to live on a heavily wooded lot. I have many feeders and different kinds of seeds which attracts quite a variety. Thanks for compiling this, nice to be able to identify who I'm listening to!
This was very helpful! I’ve heard Cooper’s Hawks *a lot* where I live in Florida, but never knew which bird was making the noise. I’ve never even seen a hawk when I heard the calls, but now I know what to look for! Thanks!
My pleasure and thanks for the comment. Glad to hear you are hearing these wonderful hawks in your area of Florida.
Excellent! I live in Bay County, FL and have bird feeders in my back yard. I've seen and heard all the species shown in the last "group picture" of the video! Thanks so much for posting this useful information to help identify these species! God Bless!
My pleasure, Vickie, and thanks for your comments. So glad to hear you have seen and heard all the species of the video. God Bless you as well.
8:17 I've been trying find this bird for 13 YEARS!!! I used to hear this when I lived in Virginia and Georgia. My childhood.. THX!!!
Thanks for the comment and I am pleased that you have identified the Mourning Dove. They are a beautiful bird both in sound and sight. I have been fond of them ever since my childhood as well. I can even imitate their call!
8:17 I'VE FINALLY FOUND IT, THIS BIRD SOUND
I always thought it was an owl! That's so cool I had no idea!
I used to hear them in the mornings on the playground in AZ.
Me too lol
Lol in NY I thought they were just albino pidgeons
I always thought they were an owl when I was younger lol
that still of the Carolina Wren was just lovely, thank you Lew (MA coastline)
We have morning doves that have nested in a hanging flower basket on our front porch for years. I love listening to them and watching the babies mature and leave. They had 5 sets last year. This year (May 2021) two sets have already left the nest
Hi, Nicole, and thanks for your comments. So glad to hear of your flower basket nest of the Morning Doves. That is amazing that you have already had two clutches as of 5/21. You must live in the south. I have had them nest in my roof gutters and also in some nearby trees. The are among my favorite birds considering both their appearance and calls.
@@Lejun40 Actually, we live in Indiana and it's been a cold spring so far.
I get so excited when I hear my first red wing black bird every year. I means spring is finally on its way.
So do I Michelle! Red-wings are definitely a harbinger of spring. I live in Delaware and we are also seeing our first Red-wings of the season. Thanks for your note.....
I would add a few more:
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-capped Chickadee
White-throated Sparrow
Hairy Woodpecker
Brown-headed Cowbird
Red tailed hawk
Probably He doesnt have in the garden
also consider adding
pileated woodpecker
common redpoll
rock pigeon
Eurasian collared dove
red breasted nuthatch
american robin
house sparrow
Northern flicker! And those crows!
The black-capped chickadee was my mystery bird I think. 😊
Recently moved to a home with a backyard of matured trees, and have been mesmerized by the birds - cardinals, blue jays, mockingbirds, doves, woodpeckers, and some I can't identify. This well done video has helped me identify their songs. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing.❤️It’s like the backyard birds have my number.😊They call me at the same time every morning as if to say,do not forget me.They watch,then feast.I am learning how they speak to each other.AMAZING.Thanks again.Loads of doves and Bluejays and sparrows of all colors here in Nevada. Yet to see a raven. I am waiting for that surprise.🦋
"Many resident birds await you"
That part was so cute for some reason. 😊
Thanks for your comment, Amelia.
This is so amazing...The way you put this together and the sound was spot on. Thank you for all the vast amount of time it had to take to produce a real masterpiece.
Thanks, Sherry, for the very kind comments. It did take a substantial amount of time from taking the photographs to assembling the video but that is my passion which made it so worthwhile. It is reassuring to hear from people who appreciate the efforts. Thanks again.
Don't know why thumbs down were give. Great and interesting, W
Thanks so much for your positive response.
Just nasty people.
Sir Garrington you meant to say gave NOT give
Samantha Goodson, if we were proofing other’s posts, I’d have to correct yours, as it would be “given”, not gave.
But as these can’t be edited after posting, that would be foolish.
@@SamGoodson82 I think he meant given and left off the n.
Thanks for helping me to identify the cardinal outside my window at 3am 😂
Sorry about that! I have the same issue with my Cardinals but it is more like 5:00 a.m. Let's just be thankful that they are not roosters!
My son Dallace and I love this video, we are gonna watch it again and again to learn! It's so full of information!
I am so glad to hear that, Sarafina. I am also glad you are introducing your son to birds. Education of young people about nature and wildlife is so important to the long term enjoyment and protection of birds and other animals.
Thanks for this! Now I know that particular call I have been hearing early in the morning is my little cardinal friend....
it's just beautiful waking up in the morning and hearing all the birds =)
really makes my morning sometimes
Birds bring joy when so much else is sad.
Such an outstanding video. All of these birds’ songs are so beautiful, and some take me back to my childhood birdwatching 🥰
Thanks so much for your comments! Studying and photographing birds has been a love of my life and attempting to inform people about them has been a major mission of my life. I am hearing from more and more subscribers that the video also brings back memories of the past. I am pleased that you have experienced this.
8:17 this brought a tear to my eye. This sound brings me back to summer mornings. Just waking up, having no responsibilities, being a kid.
Wow, I can really identify with your comments. In fact, one of the reasons I made this video was to try to capture those moments when I was a kid listening to all the wonderful sights and sounds of the birds I grew up with. Thanks so much for the comments!
this is great! my parakeet has started to imitate the birds he hears outside, so now I can identify them!
I Literally don't have a channel Wonderful, that makes me smile :O)
I Literally don't have a channel Mine do the same!
I love parakeets and all birds. Birds are very affectionate, smart, and sweet.
Thank you that helped. I’m “ a bird feeder”! and I truly enjoy it. ☺️❤️
Just started putting up bird feeders lately. From Kentucky and idk if it’s bc I’m getting old (34) 🤣 or what but birds are so fascinating to me. Drink my coffee every morning watching/listening to them
So glad to hear you are enjoying bird watching, Ween. It is a wonderful hobby and calms the soul.
As soon as I sit on my patio in the morning with my coffee I play this video and watch the birds fly up to the feeders. It’s my call to them that breakfast is ready. I stop it right before the hawks lol
Hi Angie and sorry for the late response. So glad to hear you enjoy the video and the you feed the birds some breakfast. I understand your lack of interest in the hawks, however, just remember they are a part of nature's food chain. Thanks for the comments!
This was very informative and interesting. Thank you. You made my world more enjoyable.
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Thank you I have been looking for this knowledge for a long time. I love birds and it's nice to know what bird your hearing.
My favorite the morning dove & cardinals.
U r legend. The one who loves NATURE, NATURE loves him and gives unlimited joy. I REFRESHED LOT by watching this VIDEO. Thanks for sharing
The red-winged black bird and the meadow lark are two of my favorites. I used to roll my car windows down, going past a large field, just so I could listen to them, but when an RV park was built in that field, I never heard them again. They destroyed their habitat. I was so disappointed.
When I was a kid, I woke up every morning to the song of a thrush singing in the field that bordered our yard. I think it was a brown thrush, but I don't remember for sure anymore. It was the inspiration of my day - sort of like giving me the energy I needed to get through the rest of my day.
Hi Fuerstin, and thanks for the comments. I certainly know the feelings you encountered with the loss of the sounds of the Red-winged Black Bird and the Meadowlark. We have lost all of the meadowlarks in our local area and I now have to drive 10-20 miles in rural areas to see and hear them. We still have a good number of Red-wings but they are slowly decreasing.
Again I share your concern about the thrushes. We still have a few Brown Thrashers which have beautiful calls but it has been several years since I have seen or heard Hermit, Swainson's, or Wood Thrushes which I used to see regularly.
Unfortunately, habit loss, climate change, and other factors are slowly negatively impacting our bird populations. Over 3 Billion birds have been lost since 1970 www.birds.cornell.edu/home/bring-birds-back/
@@Lejun40 We are into a new era of peace, which passes all understanding - no more wars, no more poverty, no more disease, and eventually, no more taxes. I know this sounds fantastical to many, but I also KNOW the reality. My hopes and prayers are that they will all come back very quickly. There is nothing that can replace the beauty of birds and especially, their songs.
Thank you for the beautiful videos in the meantime. They are such a blessing.
My pleasure, Fuerstin, and thanks for your thoughtful comment.
Thank you for this video. I’m living in NC for a few months, and in a single day in my backyard, I saw a male red-bellied woodpecker, male Northern Cardinal, and loads of Eastern Bluebirds. This was so exciting that I bought my husband and I both binoculars and bird bird book for these areas. Thanks again!
My pleasure, Linz. I am pleased to hear you have observed the RB Woodpecker, Northern Cardinal, and so many Eastern Bluebirds. I am even more impressed that you have invested in binoculars and a bird book. Thanks for your comments and I wish you and your husband many hours of enjoyable birding!
Heard that Red-Winged Blackbird call for years and never knew what bird it was. So glad I do now 😄
Thanks for the comment and I am pleased that you now can put the call with the bird!
Red winged blackbirds are now cross-breeding with starlings in my area.
Thanks for the comment. Glad to hear the video helped you identify the Red-winged Blackbird.
I am not aware of any documented cross-breeding incidents of Red-winged Blackbirds. Could you let me know of any documented cases you know of. Thanks.
Thank you for putting together this collated sequence--very useful. We love how birds and other creatures enrich our lives every day.
The red winged blackbird, the mourning dove, blue jays, and cardinal calls all bring back memories
Yes, bird calls are like fragrances....they can evoke memories of the past. Thanks for your comment.
I love this, Lew. This is such good, clear footage with good sound quality. I am sitting outside now playing these and the birds are flocking. When I played the Hawk, they suddenly got very quiet! I put cut up very ripe cherries on my windowsill and birdseed. They come flying when they see me come out the door. I wonder if they think I am different people when I wear different color clothes😂
Hi Karie and thanks so much for the comments! I know exactly what you mean about the birds becoming familiarized with your feeding schedule. Right now I have Rose-breasted Grosbeaks coming to my suet feeders. For the first time ever, they actually gather in the adjacent trees when I come out with more suet. Unfortunately, they are migratory species and will be largely gone from Alabama in a couple of weeks. This morning a had a great bird walk at the Kreher Preserve and Nature Center in Auburn. My ebird report includes some 40 species, many of them migrants. Have you ever visited the preserve? If not, I think you would really enjoy it.
I feel human again. I live in the city, and the noise kills you a little each day.
City noises are quite loud. Small town living has birds that sing.
Can you go to any parks, nature reserves, or forests at least once a week?
Another thing have bits of nature in your living space, whether it be plants, photos etc, it will help.
I moved from the woodlands of Minnesota to cement city phoenix I want to go home so bad
David Henson / Get some frogs and crickets in here too!!
I live in central Virginia and have all of these birds coming to my feeders except the hawks. I also have chickadees and nuthatches and titmice. There are also a few I can't identify but I enjoy sitting on the porch watching them. Thank you for this informative video and I look forward to seeing more of them.
I love that you also labeled the feed! Thank you!
Thanks for the comment, Elizabeth. I wanted to include that information because it is so important to attracting the birds for observation, both visually and by sound.
It’s a blessing to sit in your yard and hear the birds singing and not the sounds of sirens, yelling, gunshots, and everything else the city life offers.
Where the the man-made noises you mention make it hard to concentrate, the songs of birds probably make it easier. Experts believe that birdsongs relax people physically while stimulating them cognitively. The body relaxes while the mind becomes alert. I cannot imagine life without them.....particularly in urban settings. Thanks for the comment!