Any "Birders"?

[Wingboy]

Last week up at Onaping Lake North of Sudbury, we heard a bird every day with a distinct call. The people that we stayed with said it was a Gray Jay.But nothing i have found confirms that. It sounded like a nasal kind of "do it do it do it".
Anyone?

 

[oioioi]

I think there is an app that can help identify birds based on a sound or picture.

But of course you need to be able to records the sound first.

 

[jc100]

I only know what a toucan sounds like as I try to find them on holidays. Like a bird but if it was a 40 a day smoker.

 

[Baggsy]

Too early in the morning for me.

 

[MacDoc]

When I was sitting exactly where I am now at Skybury I got this shot ( several ) a few years ago.
The male babblers were so focused on the female the usually skittish birds posed for me.
Did not even have to get up from lunch.
One of my fav bird pictures.
I'm concerned that I'm not seeing as many insects and birds here in the tropics....same is reported in the UK.
Ominous.

 

[Sunday Rider]

Something like this sound?

 

[crankcall]

I was never a birder but so many friends are I’m getting sucked in a bit . It’s more interesting than I gave it credit.


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[matthew]

It's been reported bigfoot can imitate bird calls.

 

[timtune]

The app you're looking for is called Merlin. It will id the call/song and tell you what it is.

 

[Wingboy]

Lots of places for him to hide.

 

[Wingboy]

The app you're looking for is called Merlin. It will id the call/song and tell you what it is.

Yes. I have that. But i didn't have it up north. And my imitation of "do it" isn't recognized.

 

[timtune]

The Nike bird??

 

[Mad Mike]

Gray Jay

That's a Gray Jay -- they are a common resident bird in the spruce forests of the Nothern Ontario. Locals call them WhiskeyJacks, they are known outside ontario as Canada Jays.

They are similar to bluejays, a little smaller, much bolder and noisier. If you are camping, they will steal food from your table while you're eating -- some will take food right from your hands.

They were selected as Canada's National Bird by the groups that does such things, the gov't has yet to finalize that.

 

[Baggsy]

These are my types of birbs to watch. Around during mid-day and you have to be careful not to trip over them.

Galapagos Islands

 

[Dirty Frank]

I was never a birder but so many friends are I’m getting sucked in a bit . It’s more interesting than I gave it credit.


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Think of it like hunting but with a better ending for the quarry.

 

[MacDoc]

Yup ...I've been a twitcher since I was nine and looked through the old glasses my brother-in-law gave me.....got hooked. They were not prism binocs - just old brass beasts but they worked.
My small West Germany Zeiss binocs are still going strong and travel everywhere with me.

Have some very nice pics to show for it and gives a focus for travels and the MFT camera is the birding tool ideal for motorcycle. But I still carry the binocs.

Enjoyable past time. That bird sounds identifier is very neat.
Roger Tory Peterson...the originator of the modern identification system was out with a group and feeling off colour so stayed in his tent for the day.
The rest of the group went birding ...came back crowing about 100+ species day.
He grinned and said 129 just by their calls.