On 6/27/08 8:28 AM, in article p3n964d8hu9h6plod0oi2nooa1r74vl91q@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"maryann kolb" <mkolb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:07:56 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
> <cherylisaak@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> On 6/26/08 10:18 AM, in article
>> a8eef071-6e2f-4449-9189-ad43e250cbbf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"RJP"
>> <pals@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>> On Jun 26, 6:41 am, Cheryl Isaak <cherylis...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Every morning starting as the sun begins to rise (5 AM or so), I'm
hearing
>>>> a
>>>> call Veer,veer,veer (pause) Veer, veer, veeeR
>>>> If sounds as if it is sitting on the ****ch roof, but I haven't seen
it
>>>> there
>>>> and can't spot it. Some mornings it sounds like there is more than
one
>>>> singer.
>>>> I've used Whatbird to listen to everything I've spotted in the yard,
>>>> including a few guesses based on what my neighbor sees at her feeder.
I
>>>> have
>>>> a largish open grassy area with the liberal remains of the
forest/woods
>>>> that
>>>> were here when we bought the land.
>>>
>>> Cheryl, it's interesting that you chose that mnemonic for the
>>> vocalization, because that is the one that the Veery gets its name
>>> from. Now, this is the Veery's call, not it's song. But even the
>>> cadence fits. Its song is really fantastic, as are lots of thrushes,
>>> as it sings two notes at once (birds can do this), and sings in
>>> what I call a "downward spiral".
>>>
>>> If this is a Veery, it's possible it is no longer singing much (or
>>> at all?). As spring turns into summer, I hear them calling a lot
>>> more often than I hear them singing. And apparently they are
>>> pretty thick in your area in the summer:
>>> http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/htm03/ra2003_red/ra07560.htm
>>>
>>>
>>> Randy
>>
>> Thanks Randy,
>>
>> The veery call is certainly close. I'll listen again tomorrow AM after
they
>> wake me up and the call is "fresh" to the ear.
>>
>> Cheryl
>
> I'm not familiar with the Veery's song so I thought Cardinal when I
> read your post.
>
> Mary Ann
> Barnwell, SC
To my ear, the cardinal is more a two syllable, ve-er, not a veer....
I still am not sure what the bird...
Cheryl
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