Mnemonics For Common Birds In Atlanta
Georgann Schmalz
Birding Adventures,Inc.
Blue Jay–”jay, jay, jay”
American Crow–”caw”
Carolina Chickadee–”feebee feebay, chick`adee-dee-dee”
Tufted Titmouse–”peter, peter, peter”
White-breasted Nuthatch–”yank yank”
Brown-headed Nuthatch–squeaky toy noises
Carolina Wren–”teakettle, teakettle, teakettle”
Northern Mockingbird–phrases repeated 3 or more times
Brown Thrasher–phrases repeated 2 times
American Robin–”cheerup, cheerily, cheerily”
Eastern Bluebird–”cheer, cheerful, charmer”
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher–”spee spee”
Red-eyed Vireo–”look-up, over-here, see-me, up-here”
Yellow-throated Vireo–same as red-eyed but buzzier
Blue-headed Vireo–same as red-eyed but slower, sweeter quality
Northern Cardinal–”what-cheer`, what-cheer`, what-cheer`”
Eastern Towhee–”drink-your-teeee`”
White-throated Sparrow–”poor Sam Pea`body, Pea`body, Pea`body”
American Goldfinch–”per-chik`-o-ree”, “babeee`”
FLYCATCHERS:
Great Crested–”creep, creep”
Eastern Phoebe–”fee`-be”
Acadian–”peet`-suh”
Alder–”fee-bee`o”
Willow–”fitz`-bew”
Least–”che-bek`”
Eastern Wood-Pewee–”pee-oo-wee”
WARBLERS:
Black-and-white–”wheezy, wheezy, wheezy”
Swainson`s–”deeta deeta-deeta-whip`-poor-will”
Worm-eating–insect-like, dry trill
Golden-winged–”bee- bzz, bzz, bzz”
Blue-winged–”bee-bzz”
Northern Parula–”zeeeee-up`”
Yellow–”sweet sweet sweet, I`m so sweet”
Magnolia–”wheet-wheet`eo”
Black-throated-Green–”zay zay zay zoo zee”
Black-throated Blue–”I am lazeee”
Chestnut-sided–”please, please, please to meet`cha”
Ovenbird–”teach teach teach teach”
Kentucky–”toree` toree` toree`”
Hooded–”wheeta wheeta wheet`eo”