[Biscuits]

Hello everyone!

I'm new to this forum and was hoping someone can help me identify a bird typical to the Midwestern part of the USA.

I have yet to see what this bird looks like, yet I've heard this bird all my life.
As a kid, my mom used to call it a "T-bird" or "P-bird" and it's call or song sounds as if it is calling out it's own name. It sings out just a slow 2-note whistle or call where the second note seems to be an octave lower than the first.

I occasionally hear this bird in the city, but seems to be more apparent out in the country.

Does anyone have a clue as to what this bird might be?
I've searched the internet with no luck.

Thank you for your help

[Gillian_M]

Hi Biscuits, and welcome to Birdforum!

Have you considered Eastern Phoebe? There is a link to the sound of this bird here:

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAbou...hoebe_dtl.html

It calls its own name, has a two-part song, and begins with a P!

[cavan wood]

I was thinking of cardinal.
http://animalbehaviorarchive.org/ass...ection=summary

Scott

[power2thepeaceful17]

Black-capped Chickadee?

[Bird Hard 2]

Do you hear it at night, or during the day?

[Biscuits]

Thanks everyone for the replies


I checked out the sound clip of the Eastern Phoebe.
It appears that the Eastern Phoebe's call is much faster or shorter in duration and a little raspier than what I've been hearing. Unless it sings multiple versions of it's call.

I'm thinking about 3 seconds for the 2 note call I'm hearing


I'm sure it's not a Cardinal.

I hear this bird during the daylight hours

[Biscuits]

Thanks "power2thepeaceful17" I think we have a winner

The Black-capped Chickadee's call is a lower and slower chick-a-dee-dee-dee, which functions as a contact call, one that serves to keep the winter flock together when birds cannot see one another.

I believe I found my answer in a sound clip of the following:

The song is a clear fee-bee, with a loud version given during territory skirmishes and a soft version given during mate feeding.

[AlexC]

Originally Posted by Biscuits

Thanks "power2thepeaceful17" I think we have a winner

The Black-capped Chickadee's call is a lower and slower chick-a-dee-dee-dee, which functions as a contact call, one that serves to keep the winter flock together when birds cannot see one another.

I believe I found my answer in a sound clip of the following:

The song is a clear fee-bee, with a loud version given during territory skirmishes and a soft version given during mate feeding.

Nice - yeah, BCCH song, not call. As I said in another thread I find a good way of differentiating the BCCH mnemonic device from an actual "fee-BEE" (Eastern Phoebe) is pretending the BCCHs are saying CHEEEEESE-bur-ger (if you listen closely the second note is split into two).

[Jeff hopkins]

Originally Posted by AlexC

Nice - yeah, BCCH song, not call. As I said in another thread I find a good way of differentiating the BCCH mnemonic device from an actual "fee-BEE" (Eastern Phoebe) is pretending the BCCHs are saying CHEEEEESE-bur-ger (if you listen closely the second note is split into two).

Wait a minute. I use "chee-bur-ger, chee-bur-ger, chee-bur-ger" for Carolina wren (Think Belushi on Saturday Night Live)