tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post1182754052684420013..comments2023-10-17T08:59:57.852-04:00Comments on Body Soul and Spirit: Name that TuneRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-73674447162991735512008-07-19T23:08:00.000-04:002008-07-19T23:08:00.000-04:00Mary- How true. Even if you cannot identify the so...Mary- How true. Even if you cannot identify the songs they are lovely to listen to.<BR/><BR/>Larry- Sorry you couldn't hear the video. I was copying your technique of recording bird songs. Your description of the Sapsucker sound is perfect.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-76780397921100487102008-07-19T14:00:00.000-04:002008-07-19T14:00:00.000-04:00(Larry-Brownstone Blog)Too bad I'm reading this at...(Larry-Brownstone Blog)Too bad I'm reading this at the libray. Now I want to play it but I can't! Black-billed Cuckoos are a somewhat special bird to see around CT. I think of sapsuckers making a sound of an air-filled squeaky toy. Their drumming sound is very distinct as it slws down in the way a roulette wheel does.-birding by ear is fascinating.-I have to agree with you about all of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-4897895272357085522008-07-17T00:27:00.000-04:002008-07-17T00:27:00.000-04:00Listening to birds singing seems so peaceful, does...Listening to birds singing seems so peaceful, doesn't it? Even if we cannot identify the songs, it is fun and relaxing to listen to them.Mary Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077077785157768787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-17647047735297226702008-07-16T06:57:00.000-04:002008-07-16T06:57:00.000-04:00Jayne- I have added an expert analysis today of th...Jayne- I have added an expert analysis today of the songs. The meow I recorded was a Catbird. The Sapsucker's cat sound is different and always came from a treetop. There were plenty of Red Winged Blackbirds there.<BR/><BR/>Jan- The veery song was amazing! I didn't know what it was until I got home.<BR/><BR/>NCMW- You likely have some interesting sounds from around your house. Recording them is aRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-86541432980936722082008-07-15T15:17:00.000-04:002008-07-15T15:17:00.000-04:00There is nothing more beautiful to the ears then t...There is nothing more beautiful to the ears then the melodies of birds. Great video! <BR/><BR/>Was there goldfinchs in that group?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-31111401578526993572008-07-15T11:17:00.000-04:002008-07-15T11:17:00.000-04:00Our birdsong is just as prolific, but sounds almos...Our birdsong is just as prolific, but sounds almost entirely different!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421189774080229946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-36346663533366498572008-07-15T10:31:00.000-04:002008-07-15T10:31:00.000-04:00Ruth you did a fantastic job on your video! I lov...Ruth you did a fantastic job on your video! I love it and I'm going to have to try your video method to help me with bird id's. It's a great idea. The two most beautiful bird songs in my opinion are the veery and the hermit thrush and I am fortunate to have both sing at dawn and dusk at Hasty Brook.<BR/>I've never heard or seen a bobolink.Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-16049863380550090712008-07-15T09:32:00.000-04:002008-07-15T09:32:00.000-04:00What a plethora of bird song you managed to captur...What a plethora of bird song you managed to capture! A lovely memory for when the cold winds blow. We don't have quite that kind of medley around here!Cicero Singshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-20146961806207908262008-07-15T08:46:00.000-04:002008-07-15T08:46:00.000-04:00Quite the orchestra out there. Thanks so much for...Quite the orchestra out there. Thanks so much for the link to the indentification site. It will help me a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-26619179960054675902008-07-15T08:00:00.000-04:002008-07-15T08:00:00.000-04:00Lovely sights and sounds. The photos are great. ...Lovely sights and sounds. The photos are great. What a good place for a vacation.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-54475250295075775592008-07-15T07:37:00.000-04:002008-07-15T07:37:00.000-04:00I'm not very good at identifying birds by their so...I'm not very good at identifying birds by their song, but once I heard the veery in the woods, I've never forgotten that distinctive sound. Glad you had such a nice vacation. It sounds like a beautiful place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-32300863410909573952008-07-15T06:33:00.000-04:002008-07-15T06:33:00.000-04:00Wow Ruth! What a symphony. I am still not very g...Wow Ruth! What a symphony. I am still not very great with birdsong, but I did hear that Sapsucker loud and clear, and thought I heard a Red-wing blackbird in the distance too.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.com