Birdsong ID - Amelia Island, Florida (1 Viewer)

We have been stumped by the sound of a bird heard just after sunrise; we don't hear it any other times of the day. I live on a barrier island off the NE coast of Florida, just below the state of Georgia.

I heard it this morning, and the fastest thing I could think to do was to grab my cell phone and take a video, so I could capture the sound. (Haven't boned up on doing just a sound recording yet.)

This link is to a 1-minute video taken at the window. The sound is a clear whistle-like single note, repeated 3 and sometimes 4 times.

I have tried going through spectrograms, but there are so many!

https://goo.gl/photos/3HZsdwVMidDkyiBj9

Many thanks!

It's a Tufted Titmouse. One of many vocalizations, I think this is a type of song, but simpler than the typical "Peter, Peter, Peter"

Andy

Thank you! At last we know. We have tufted titmice (mouses?) visiting our feeders daily.

Tufted Titmice can drive you crazy with their varied vocalizations. While I was trying to learn bird songs, I had one in my backyard that did this same three-single-notes-on-one-pitch song exclusively for a whole season - from well-hidden perches. grrrrrr ...

KathyJN said:

We have tufted titmice (mouses?)

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Titmice.

Interestingly, it was originally one titmice, two titmice - derived from German meise - it was only later that it became corrupted to 'titmouse' by incorrect comparison with the rodent.

Nutcracker said:

Titmice.

Interestingly, it was originally one titmice, two titmice - derived from German meise - it was only later that it became corrupted to 'titmouse' by incorrect comparison with the rodent.

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Fascinating! I never knew that. I am always interested in word origins. I wish I owned a copy of the OED.