Mnemonics for Common Birds in Atlanta
October 25th, 2022 by georgann
MNEMONICS AND PHONETICS FOR COMMON BIRDS IN ATLANTA
Blue 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 notes
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–“wheep, wheep”
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” Magnolia–“wheet-wheet’eo”
Swainson’s–“deeta deeta-whip’-poor-will” Black-throated-Green–“zay zay zay zoo zee”
Worm-eating–insect-like, dry trill Black-throated Blue–“I am lazeee”
Golden-winged–“bee- bzz, bzz, bzz” Ovenbird–“teach teach teach teach”
Blue-winged–“bee-bzz” Kentucky–“toree’ toree’ toree'”
Northern Parula–“zeeeee-up” Chestnut-sided–“please, please, please to meet’cha”
Yellow–“sweet sweet sweet, I’m so sweet” Hooded–“wheeta wheeta wheet’eo”
Birding Adventures, Inc.
Georgann Schmalz
Ornithologist
www.birdingadventuresinc.com