Help identifying a bird by its call

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Charlie_K

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As the weather gets warmer with spring comings in, more and more birds are making themselves known. But for the past couple of days there's been one particular bird that I haven't seen, and have no idea what it is. Every morning it's singing before the sun even comes up, always with a short, two-tone chime that gets repeated a lot.

Has anyone encountered a bird like this before?
 
Pics would help if possible. What part of the country are you in? As far as a guess goes...... the whippoorwill sings in the dark. Find an audio clip of it and see if that's the culprit.
 
The Common Grackle has a wide range of sounds but does do the "two tone" thing.

[video=youtube_share;JFoEJfpHh5I]http://youtu.be/JFoEJfpHh5I[/video]
 
If you are checking out bird song, you might also have a listen to the Whitethroat Sparrow short call (low then high I think ... often repeated two tones). This bird's full song is described by many as Old (low) Sam (high) Peabody Peabody Peabody. At times the chickadee does a short call that is much like the whitethroat's short call ... that is without the dee dee dee

The phoebe has a startlingly loud two tone call and it states its name Fee Bee, emphasis on the Fee. They just arrived here and are already checking out nesting sites.

I can't download the grackle call here on dialup ... but I always know when they are in the yard with that rusty gate hinge call they do. :)
 
We still don't know where he lives. That can make a world of difference in what species live there or migrate through.
 
Charlie_K said:
As the weather gets warmer with spring comings in, more and more birds are making themselves known. But for the past couple of days there's been one particular bird that I haven't seen, and have no idea what it is. Every morning it's singing before the sun even comes up, always with a short, two-tone chime that gets repeated a lot.

Has anyone encountered a bird like this before?
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Being spring and all, check out the Robin bird call and see if that's it.
They're the noisiest around here before the sun rises.
 
Alright, I tried finding this bird this morning since it was doing its call nice and loud, but no luck. It only calls in the morning before the sun is up, and it stays in the tops of very tall trees, making it just about impossible to spot in such a low light situation. I also think we're dealing with a really small bird with a powerful set of lungs, since it's even louder than the robins. It's got a screeching ding-dong sort of call.
 
Do you get orioles in your location? Treetop lovers and loud ... but beautiful call. Perhaps check out their call. Good luck! :)
 
Aside from its call that sounds like "chickadee", they do a high-low call. Cardinal might be your bird as well, seem to prefer to call from the very top of trees.
 
Try recording the call on your smartphone and loading it so we can hear it.
 
This?

[video=youtube;PwGzISmItu4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwGzISmItu4[/video]
 
Morepork owl at night, two notes, "more pork". There's also one in my neighbourhood.
[video=youtube;I4QWKo_7IN4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4QWKo_7IN4[/video]
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Before light, this could be it? Trev said it first.

[video=youtube;P3vRwNpISO4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3vRwNpISO4[/video]
 
trevitrace said:
This?

[video=youtube;PwGzISmItu4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwGzISmItu4[/video]
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Ladies and gentlemen, I do believe that we have a winner here.

And it looks like I've been confusing that bird with the common sparrow as well.
 
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