Audio Quiz!

February 26, 2011 by Benjamin Van Doren

Put your ID skills to the test with this brief bird sound quiz! (Don’t worry, it’s not a songbird flight call.)

And here’s the spectrogram (an excerpt), just because I think it’s a really cool one:

This was recorded pre-dawn on 10/31/10 in Rye, NY. There is only one species in the recording. Feel free to answer in the comments!

(Oh, and if you are one of the couple of people to whom I’ve shown this recording, don’t answer please .)

Good luck!

Posted in Birding, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

on February 26, 2011 at 8:25 am | Reply Eileen Gunning

blackbirds?
on February 26, 2011 at 10:59 am | Reply Alice Stelzer

Sand pipers?
on February 26, 2011 at 11:08 am | Reply Benjamin Van Doren

This is neither a blackbird or a sandpiper, unfortunately. Keep trying!
on February 26, 2011 at 1:16 pm | Reply Sandy Morrissey

winter wren
on February 26, 2011 at 3:23 pm | Reply Luisa

American Wigeon? [Great blog!]
on February 26, 2011 at 3:30 pm | Reply Amanda

Sounds like AMWIs…and a lot of um!
on February 26, 2011 at 7:18 pm | Reply Benjamin Van Doren

Yep, American Wigeon it is! Interestingly, the microphone location is at least 600-700 yards from the water, but there is a sizeable wigeon flock once you do get down there.
on February 28, 2011 at 7:32 pm | Reply Juanita

Love the audio bytes and quiz.