[CT-NFB] Birding by ear

Sun Jun 7 21:27:50 UTC 2020

Hi, Everyone!

I hope you're having a great day.  The weather is beautiful and great to even stay outside so you can hear the birds very well!  Haha!

Anyway, I had a bird app called Chirp USA but I have to look in the app store to see if it is still there.  I have a little cockatiel named Tippy, who's 15 years old and when I played the app, and because it showed pictures of the birds, he went crazy!  He was chirping right along with them!  For those of you who don't know what cockatiels are, they are small parrots, and they're very smart!

Take care and enjoy all the little birdies!

Esther

Sent From Esther's Awesome and Amazing iPhone 7+

> On Jun 7, 2020, at 10:19 AM, tattenberg--- via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I’d be very happy to lead a bird walk in Connecticut next time I’m there. Best time to do it is from late April through late July, and even more optimally late May through late June. I’m not sure if I’ll get to be in CT by the end of either window, or if folks will be free to gather for things like that if I do, but hopefully it will happen. Some Birds are there making sounds year round, but nothing compares to the nesting season unfortunately. You may think you have no birds around your home if you step out on a wintery or autumn day.
> For those that want to learn about bird sounds on their own, there are many references that can now be downloaded as MP3s or as pretty accessible apps. I haven’t tested the apps recently, but Audubon has one for birds of North America, and there is the Merlin Bird app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Both Audubon and the Cornell Lab run helpful websites.
> First step is to know some ubiquitous backyard birds (I’d add and subtract a couple on this little list, as purple martins and pileated woodpeckers are not super common, and song sparrows and chimney swifts are).  If you are browsing a field guide, like one of the apps or websites I mentioned, find out what birds actually tend to occur in Connecticut – probably less than half of all North American Birds find their way through CT over the course of the year. I’m actually not sure what widely available guides verbalize where a bird is found on the map and when, but they should at least describe the species’ preferred habitat, which is helpful too.
> Here and here is a comprehensive list of all birds ever recorded in CT. It does not say when or where they may be found in the state, but it does indicate what species are not actually typical.  
> I’d be happy to answer questions if you want to email me off list, but with the caveat that verbal descriptions of sounds you hear may not help me identify one of hundreds of CT birds for you. If you want me to help identify a bird for you, try to get me a decent recording, and tell me where you made it.
>  Here’s an article I wrote on common birds where I’m currently residing.
> Best,
> Trevor  
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> From: CT-NFB <ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Nathanael T. Wales via CT-NFB
> Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2020 8:14 PM
> To: 'NFB of Connecticut Mailing List' <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Nathanael T. Wales <ntwales at omsoft.com>
> Subject: Re: [CT-NFB] Birding by ear
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> Deb,
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> That would indeed be awesome.  Keep us updated on what you find and arrange.
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> Nathanael
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> From: CT-NFB [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Esther via CT-NFB
> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2020 4:08 PM
> To: NFB of Connecticut Mailing List
> Cc: Esther
> Subject: Re: [CT-NFB] Birding by ear
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> I would love to go birding with you guys. I guess that's what they call it now. That would be really cool! Esther
> 
> Sent From Esther's Awesome and Amazing iPhone 7+
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> On Jun 4, 2020, at 3:53 PM, Mary Silverberg via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Deb & All,
> About 30-35 years ago my husband and I used to do that.   We found  a set of CD's with bird calls by category and geographic location.
> At that time, I really enjoyed it.  Those CD's are long gone and so are my skills.   But I'm thinking that I might enjoy doing that again!
> Thanks for bringing it up.
> Mary
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> On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 12:30 PM Elizabeth Rival via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi De, loved it, let’s hope we can get a good group together in CT. to bird search. Beth B
>  
> From: CT-NFB [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Deb Reed via CT-NFB
> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2020 9:23 AM
> To: ct-nfb at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Deb Reed <deb.reed57 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [CT-NFB] Birding by ear
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> Federation friends,
> Here is a link to an article from a member of the Nfb of Idaho. Each time a bird species is mentioned you can click on it and hear a recording of its sound. After that I have also included an article published by Trevor Attenborough an Nfb member from Oregon who grew up in Connecticut and is an avid birder by ear.  I hope to find someone locally to do a call with us about this topic. I hope you enjoy!
> https://www.nfb.org/blog/whats-art-bird-listening
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> https://www.audubon.org/news/birding-blind-open-your-ears-amazing-world-bird-sounds
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> Shared via the Google app
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> Sincerely,
>  Deb Reed
> Central CT Chapter President 
> National Federation Of The Blind
> Phone - 860-973-3679 
> Cell-860-378-5370
> Email - deb.reed57 at gmail.com
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