Every morning starting as the sun begins to rise (5 AM or so), I'm hearing a
call Veer,veer,veer (pause) Veer, veer, veeeR
If sounds as if it is sitting on the porch roof, but I haven't seen it there
and can't spot it. Some mornings it sounds like there is more than one
singer.
I've used Whatbird to listen to everything I've spotted in the yard,
including a few guesses based on what my neighbor sees at her feeder. I have
a largish open grassy area with the liberal remains of the forest/woods that
were here when we bought the land.

Every morning starting as the sun begins to rise (5 AM or so), I'm hearing a
call
Veer,veer,veer (pause) Veer, veer, veeeR

If sounds as if it is sitting on the porch roof, but I haven't seen it there
and can't spot it. Some mornings it sounds like there is more than one
singer.

I've used Whatbird to listen to everything I've spotted in the yard,
including a few guesses based on what my neighbor sees at her feeder. I have
a largish open grassy area with the liberal remains of the forest/woods that
were here when we bought the land.

Cheryl

On Jun 26, 6:41 am, Cheryl Isaak <cherylis... at (no spam) comcast.net> wrote:

Every morning starting as the sun begins to rise (5 AM or so), I'm hearing a
call Veer,veer,veer (pause) Veer, veer, veeeR
If sounds as if it is sitting on the porch roof, but I haven't seen it there
and can't spot it. Some mornings it sounds like there is more than one
singer.
I've used Whatbird to listen to everything I've spotted in the yard,
including a few guesses based on what my neighbor sees at her feeder. I have
a largish open grassy area with the liberal remains of the forest/woods that
were here when we bought the land.

Cheryl, it's interesting that you chose that mnemonic for the
vocalization, because that is the one that the Veery gets its name
from. Now, this is the Veery's call, not it's song. But even the
cadence fits. Its song is really fantastic, as are lots of thrushes,
as it sings two notes at once (birds can do this), and sings in
what I call a "downward spiral".

If this is a Veery, it's possible it is no longer singing much (or
at all?). As spring turns into summer, I hear them calling a lot
more often than I hear them singing. And apparently they are
pretty thick in your area in the summer:
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/htm03/ra2003_red/ra07560.htm


Randy

Thanks Randy,

The veery call is certainly close. I'll listen again tomorrow AM after they
wake me up and the call is "fresh" to the ear.

"Cheryl Isaak" <cherylisaak at (no spam) comcast.net> wrote:

Thanks Randy,

The veery call is certainly close. I'll listen again tomorrow AM after they
wake me up and the call is "fresh" to the ear.

Cheryl - one more thing that just occurred to me. Since you are in NH,
this also could be a Bicknell's Thrush. Their call is very similar to the
Veery,
except higher in pitch.


Randy

On 6/26/08 6:28 PM, in article pcWdnWryZ9K9hfnVnZ2dnUVZ_uGdnZ2d at (no spam) comcast.com,
"RJP" <rjpalsDeLeTe at (no spam) comcastSPAMFREE.net> wrote:

"Cheryl Isaak" <cherylisaak at (no spam) comcast.net> wrote:

Thanks Randy,

The veery call is certainly close. I'll listen again tomorrow AM after they
wake me up and the call is "fresh" to the ear.

Cheryl - one more thing that just occurred to me. Since you are in NH,
this also could be a Bicknell's Thrush. Their call is very similar to the
Veery,
except higher in pitch.


Randy




The more I think about it, neither is quite right. It's more of a one note
call - veer, veer, veer than a ve-er, ve-er

C

I'm thinking it has to be small but I could be wrong.

Thanks for the help though

Robins make a noise that I would describe as a high pitched
"seee, seee, seee,".

In article <o46a64l99drji30t6cjtrlvs6pe7odnku6 at (no spam) 4ax.com>,
Leon Fisk <lfisk at (no spam) no.spam.iserv.net> wrote:

Robins make a noise that I would describe as a high pitched
"seee, seee, seee,".

I think that's an alarm call. Look for a hawk, owl, or cat.

On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:00:17 -0500, Lanny Chambers
lanny at (no spam) hummingbirds.net> wrote:

In article <o46a64l99drji30t6cjtrlvs6pe7odnku6 at (no spam) 4ax.com>,
Leon Fisk <lfisk at (no spam) no.spam.iserv.net> wrote:

Robins make a noise that I would describe as a high pitched
"seee, seee, seee,".

I think that's an alarm call. Look for a hawk, owl, or cat.

Could be, never really associated it as a danger call.
Usually the only critter around at the time is me, hmmm...

On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:07:56 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
cherylisaak at (no spam) comcast.net> wrote:

On 6/26/08 10:18 AM, in article
a8eef071-6e2f-4449-9189-ad43e250cbbf at (no spam) x35g2000hsb.googlegroups.com, "RJP"
pals at (no spam) ipact.com> wrote:

On Jun 26, 6:41 am, Cheryl Isaak <cherylis... at (no spam) comcast.net> wrote:

Every morning starting as the sun begins to rise (5 AM or so), I'm hearing
a
call Veer,veer,veer (pause) Veer, veer, veeeR
If sounds as if it is sitting on the porch roof, but I haven't seen it
there
and can't spot it. Some mornings it sounds like there is more than one
singer.
I've used Whatbird to listen to everything I've spotted in the yard,
including a few guesses based on what my neighbor sees at her feeder. I
have
a largish open grassy area with the liberal remains of the forest/woods
that
were here when we bought the land.

Cheryl, it's interesting that you chose that mnemonic for the
vocalization, because that is the one that the Veery gets its name
from. Now, this is the Veery's call, not it's song. But even the
cadence fits. Its song is really fantastic, as are lots of thrushes,
as it sings two notes at once (birds can do this), and sings in
what I call a "downward spiral".

If this is a Veery, it's possible it is no longer singing much (or
at all?). As spring turns into summer, I hear them calling a lot
more often than I hear them singing. And apparently they are
pretty thick in your area in the summer:
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/htm03/ra2003_red/ra07560.htm


Randy

Thanks Randy,

The veery call is certainly close. I'll listen again tomorrow AM after they
wake me up and the call is "fresh" to the ear.

Cheryl

I'm not familiar with the Veery's song so I thought Cardinal when I
read your post.

Mary Ann
Barnwell, SC

On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:15:21 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
cherylisaak at (no spam) comcast.net> wrote:

On 6/26/08 6:28 PM, in article pcWdnWryZ9K9hfnVnZ2dnUVZ_uGdnZ2d at (no spam) comcast.com,
"RJP" <rjpalsDeLeTe at (no spam) comcastSPAMFREE.net> wrote:

"Cheryl Isaak" <cherylisaak at (no spam) comcast.net> wrote:

Thanks Randy,

The veery call is certainly close. I'll listen again tomorrow AM after they
wake me up and the call is "fresh" to the ear.

Cheryl - one more thing that just occurred to me. Since you are in NH,
this also could be a Bicknell's Thrush. Their call is very similar to the
Veery,
except higher in pitch.


Randy




The more I think about it, neither is quite right. It's more of a one note
call - veer, veer, veer than a ve-er, ve-er

C

I'm thinking it has to be small but I could be wrong.

Thanks for the help though

How much of a pause between each veer?

Robins make a noise that I would describe as a high pitched
"seee, seee, seee,". Quite often I hear it early morning and
late evening. Maybe a 2-4 second pause between each seee
sound.
Less pause - maybe half a second and not close to anything I can find on

On 6/27/08 8:28 AM, in article p3n964d8hu9h6plod0oi2nooa1r74vl91q at (no spam) 4ax.com,
"maryann kolb" <mkolb at (no spam) sc.tds.net> wrote:

On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:07:56 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
cherylisaak at (no spam) comcast.net> wrote:

On 6/26/08 10:18 AM, in article
a8eef071-6e2f-4449-9189-ad43e250cbbf at (no spam) x35g2000hsb.googlegroups.com, "RJP"
pals at (no spam) ipact.com> wrote:

On Jun 26, 6:41 am, Cheryl Isaak <cherylis... at (no spam) comcast.net> wrote:

Every morning starting as the sun begins to rise (5 AM or so), I'm hearing
a
call Veer,veer,veer (pause) Veer, veer, veeeR
If sounds as if it is sitting on the porch roof, but I haven't seen it
there
and can't spot it. Some mornings it sounds like there is more than one
singer.
I've used Whatbird to listen to everything I've spotted in the yard,
including a few guesses based on what my neighbor sees at her feeder. I
have
a largish open grassy area with the liberal remains of the forest/woods
that
were here when we bought the land.

Cheryl, it's interesting that you chose that mnemonic for the
vocalization, because that is the one that the Veery gets its name
from. Now, this is the Veery's call, not it's song. But even the
cadence fits. Its song is really fantastic, as are lots of thrushes,
as it sings two notes at once (birds can do this), and sings in
what I call a "downward spiral".

If this is a Veery, it's possible it is no longer singing much (or
at all?). As spring turns into summer, I hear them calling a lot
more often than I hear them singing. And apparently they are
pretty thick in your area in the summer:
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/htm03/ra2003_red/ra07560.htm


Randy

Thanks Randy,

The veery call is certainly close. I'll listen again tomorrow AM after they
wake me up and the call is "fresh" to the ear.

Cheryl

I'm not familiar with the Veery's song so I thought Cardinal when I
read your post.

Mary Ann
Barnwell, SC


To my ear, the cardinal is more a two syllable, ve-er, not a veer....

I still am not sure what the bird...

Cheryl

Cardinals' songs can vary from bird to bird. You are right in that
many have a two part song. I have one that sits high in one of my
trees this year and starts out like he is whistling for the dog and
then starts a clear , loud CHEER, CHEER, CHEER. By the way, my
Cardinals have had a succesful year. I am seeing quite a few
juveniles right now.

On 6/27/08 12:46 PM, in article o46a64l99drji30t6cjtrlvs6pe7odnku6 at (no spam) 4ax.com,
"Leon Fisk" <lfisk at (no spam) no.spam.iserv.net> wrote:

How much of a pause between each veer?

Robins make a noise that I would describe as a high pitched
"seee, seee, seee,". Quite often I hear it early morning and
late evening. Maybe a 2-4 second pause between each seee
sound.
Less pause - maybe half a second and not close to anything I can find on
line for a robins calls.

C