Mnemonics For Common Birds In Atlanta
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Blue Jay--"jay, jay, jay"
American Crow--"caw"
Carolina Chickadee--"feebee feebay, chick`adee-dee-dee"
Tufted Titmouse--"peter, peter, peter"
White-breasted Nuthatch--"yank yank"
Brown-headed Nuthatch--squeaky toy noises
Carolina Wren--"teakettle, teakettle, teakettle"
Northern Mockingbird--phrases repeated 3 or more times
Brown Thrasher--phrases repeated 2 times
American Robin--"cheerup, cheerily, cheerily"
Eastern Bluebird--"cheer, cheerful, charmer"
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher--"spee spee"
Red-eyed Vireo--"look-up, over-here, see-me, up-here"
Yellow-throated Vireo--same as red-eyed but buzzier
Blue-headed Vireo--same as red-eyed but slower, sweeter quality
Northern Cardinal--"what-cheer`, what-cheer`, what-cheer`"
Eastern Towhee--"drink-your-teeee`"
White-throated Sparrow--"poor Sam Pea`body, Pea`body, Pea`body"
American Goldfinch--"per-chik`-o-ree", "babeee`"
FLYCATCHERS:
Great Crested--"creep, creep"
Eastern Phoebe--"fee`-be"
Acadian--"peet`-suh"
Alder--"fee-bee`o"
Willow--"fitz`-bew"
Least--"che-bek`"
Eastern Wood-Pewee--"pee-oo-wee"
WARBLERS:
Black-and-white--"wheezy, wheezy, wheezy"
Swainson`s--"deeta deeta-deeta-whip`-poor-will"
Worm-eating--insect-like, dry trill
Golden-winged--"bee- bzz, bzz, bzz"
Blue-winged--"bee-bzz"
Northern Parula--"zeeeee-up`"
Yellow--"sweet sweet sweet, I`m so sweet"
Magnolia--"wheet-wheet`eo"
Black-throated-Green--"zay zay zay zoo zee"
Black-throated Blue--"I am lazeee"
Chestnut-sided--"please, please, please to meet`cha"
Ovenbird--"teach teach teach teach"
Kentucky--"toree` toree` toree`"
Hooded--"wheeta wheeta wheet`eo"