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Date: 4/30/26 7:27 pm From: Joseph <jsalmierijr...> Subject: Re: [JERSEYBI] Expert ears needed...
Hey Pat, I took a listen to Bell's Vireo after reading this and I think it's very similar as well. I wouldn't have even considered it an option! Joseph Salmieri Jr. On Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 9:27 PM Pat OHoro <psub...> wrote: > 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 > 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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