Bird Song Mnemonics
Mnemonics are memory aids. Birders use them to remember bird songs and calls. Some of them are kind of funny.
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Chestnut-sided Warbler - Chestnut-sided Warblers have a very cheerful greeting - their song sounds like "Pleased pleased pleased to meet ya!" This memory aid used by birders...
Eastern Towhee - The Eastern Towhee has an inviting song. It sounds like it would like to sit down for an afternoon snack -- "Drink your tea!"...
Northern Cardinal - Northern Cardinals always sound so happy. Their song can be remembered with the mnemonic (memory device) "What cheer, what cheer, cheer cheer cheer!" That's...
Olive-sided Flycatcher - It may not be an empid, but memory devices for any flycatcher species are always handy to have in your birder arsenal. So keep...
Red-winged Blackbird - This nonsensical mnemonic is a harbinger of spring for many North American birders. When the first KONK-LA-REE is heard in the early months of...
Warbling Vireo - The Vireos know how to sing a complicated song, but the Warbling Vireo takes the cake with this ridiculous mnemonic: "If I see you...
White-throated Sparrow - The White-throated Sparrow has a mournful song. This common mnemonic for that song is just as mournful. Poor Sam Peabody. Who is that? And...