You might also check out Cornell's Birds of North America Online. This is
a subscription service, not a purchase plan, but it is very very extensive
and offers a selection of calls/songs. bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna I think
they allow free sampling. MOS members get a discount.
maryanne dolan
elkton md
On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Matt Hafner <hafner.matt...> wrote:
> I agree completely with Jim about the Evan and O'Brien flight call
> CD-ROM. It is by far the best resource available for learning flight
> calls. For me though, nothing is better than watching the bird make the
> flight call. You don't have to go to a place like Assateague to do this
> either. Whenever you're birding and stumble upon some active birds, take
> note of the sounds they make when they are taking off or just moving
> around. Many sparrows even give their flight calls while perched as well.
>
> For crossbills, check out eBird's article for audio files of the different
> types. Almost all of the reported Red Crossbills in this area have been
> Type 3, which may sound different than whatever CD or app you are using.
> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/red-crossbill-types
>
> This older eBird article has 2 examples of White-winged Crossbill
> recordings.
> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/introduction-to%20crossbill-vocalizations
>
> Also, I have the iBird Plus app on my phone and the second recording of
> White-winged Crossbill has both of the common flight calls on the same
> track.
>
> Matt Hafner
> Forest Hill, MD
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Jim Moore <epiphenomenon9...>wrote:
>
>> The seminal publication on flight calls is the 2002 CD "Flight Calls of
>> Migratory Birds, Eastern North American Landbirds" by William Evans and
>> MD's own Michael O'Brien. It's available here:
>>
>> http://www.oldbird.org/**fcmbirds.htm<http://www.oldbird.org/fcmbirds.htm>
>>
>> as well as at Buteo Books.
>>
>> I believe the mobile version of the Sibley guide also has a good
>> compilation of various calls, but don't have personal experience with that.
>>
>> Good birding!
>> Jim Moore
>> Rockville, MD
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/7/2012 9:27 AM, Wayne Baumgartner wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have seen many reports on MDbirding recently of winter finch IDs
>>> (crossbill, siskin, grosbeak, etc) made by listening to flight calls while
>>> birds are passing overhead. I have some bridsong compilations (eg,
>>> Stokes), but it is often difficult to identify which recorded phrases are
>>> associated with what types of behavior since there is little annotation.
>>>
>>> Can anyone recommend good compilations of recorded birdsong? Especially
>>> for learning things like the flight calls of White Crossbills?
>>>
>>> Thanks, and good birding,
>>>
>>> -Wayne Baumgartner
>>> Washington, DC
>>>
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