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Date: 4/30/26 6:27 pm From: Pat OHoro <psub...> Subject: Re: [JERSEYBI] Expert ears needed...
Hi Marc, I just listened to Bell's Vireo, and I think you may have nailed it. It sounds the same to me. There are about 200 sightings of Bell's in NJ, so uncommon but not rare. I'm not surprised by a frequency shift. I was looking at a sonogram of some White-throated Sparrows I made and was surprised by the center frequency point of the different birds. Bradley's suggestion of RCKI was good especially considering the date and location. But the Bell's really matched to me. The CAWA was another reasonable suggestion, but it turns out the CAWA songbird is just too musical to be the recording. If anyone else wants to compare the Bell's to the recording, I welcome it. Otherwise, I'll make Jeff play judge and jury on eBird. Marc - I'll remember to ask for the story next time I see you :) Cheers, Pat On 2026-04-30 17:45, CHELEMER, MARC J wrote: > Pat, > > Have a listen to various recordings of Bell's Vireo. I happen to have > been listening to a real Bell's Vireo just yesterday in Nevada and > this sounds very much like one, just a bit higher pitched than normal. > But that jumbled unpatterned chattering is SO similar. > > The behavior matches, too: deep in shrubs, never comes out. Remind > me to tell you the story of my first Bell's Vireo, which was in 1972. > It's the stuff of Chelemer family legend. > > Marc Chelemer > > From: JerseyBirds <JERSEYBI...> On Behalf Of Pat > OHoro > Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2026 11:21 AM > To: <JERSEYBI...> > Subject: [JERSEYBI] Expert ears needed... > > Hi All, I recorded a bird song that neither Merlin nor > BirdNET-Analyzer recognized. I took off geographic restrictions and > get a striped sparrow but I believe this to be incorrect. The sound is > clear, it was from a bird/animal in shrubs which > > Hi All, > > I recorded a bird song that neither Merlin nor BirdNET-Analyzer > > recognized. > > I took off geographic restrictions and get a striped sparrow but I > > believe this to be incorrect. > > The sound is clear, it was from a bird/animal in shrubs which never > > showed itself and went silent when something spooked all of the birds > in > > the area. > > I pretty sure it is not another type of animal based upon the > frequency > > and cadence. > > Here is a link: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/356850726__;!!BhdT!mcZRKvUchfJJ23yHpePJFTtz3xnXlhS_e3gHt8wwkvOc52Ge1D2PtYwxj5is2KOqZLRTDrNwOg$ > [1] > > The bird can be heard starting at 2 and 15 seconds. > > Cheers, > > Pat > > List Guidelines: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind2107&L=JERSEYBI&P=R685&X=OE8E22FEF3A2B10DFE5__;!!BhdT!mcZRKvUchfJJ23yHpePJFTtz3xnXlhS_e3gHt8wwkvOc52Ge1D2PtYwxj5is2KOqZLRqrfDJng$ > [2] > > List help: <jerseybi-request...> > > List archives: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=jerseybi__;!!BhdT!mcZRKvUchfJJ23yHpePJFTtz3xnXlhS_e3gHt8wwkvOc52Ge1D2PtYwxj5is2KOqZLRib_NFCA$ > [3] > > NJ Bird Records Committee: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.njbrc.com__;!!BhdT!mcZRKvUchfJJ23yHpePJFTtz3xnXlhS_e3gHt8wwkvOc52Ge1D2PtYwxj5is2KOqZLSUG8vXJQ$ > [4] > > > Links: > ------ > [1] > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.inaturalist.org/observations/356850726__;!!BhdT!mcZRKvUchfJJ23yHpePJFTtz3xnXlhS_e3gHt8wwkvOc52Ge1D2PtYwxj5is2KOqZLRTDrNwOg$ > [2] > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind2107&L=JERSEYBI&P=R685&X=OE8E22FEF3A2B10DFE5__;!!BhdT!mcZRKvUchfJJ23yHpePJFTtz3xnXlhS_e3gHt8wwkvOc52Ge1D2PtYwxj5is2KOqZLRqrfDJng$ > [3] > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=jerseybi__;!!BhdT!mcZRKvUchfJJ23yHpePJFTtz3xnXlhS_e3gHt8wwkvOc52Ge1D2PtYwxj5is2KOqZLRib_NFCA$ > [4] > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.njbrc.com__;!!BhdT!mcZRKvUchfJJ23yHpePJFTtz3xnXlhS_e3gHt8wwkvOc52Ge1D2PtYwxj5is2KOqZLSUG8vXJQ$ List Guidelines: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind2107&L=JERSEYBI&P=R685&X=OE8E22FEF3A2B10DFE5 List help: <jerseybi-request...> List archives: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=jerseybi NJ Bird Records Committee: www.njbrc.com

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