The Dreaded No-See-Deer Bird

[WilcoKen]

There is a certain bird you don't hear sing much, but in all my years hunting (30) every time I hear that bird song, I never see a deer. I just heard the 5 notes it sings. Dang it!!!

 

[Apostolic Outdoors]

There is a certain bird you don't hear sing much, but in all my years hunting (30) every time I hear that bird song, I never see a deer. I just heard the 5 notes it sings. Dang it!!!

You forget to turn your ringer off again?

 

[WilcoKen]

You forget to turn your ringer off again?

Lol. Nah I'd hear those old sad notes back before I even had a cell phone. I need to find out what kind of bird it is. 1,2,3,4,5-5-5-5 is the note.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Not sure which bird that is that you are talking about, but I know a lot of times crows and some other birds go nuts when deer are moving under them. Have had them tip me off which way to watch for deer many times.

 

[Apostolic Outdoors]

Lol. Nah I'd hear those old sad notes back before I even had a cell phone. I need to find out what kind of bird it is. 1,2,3,4,5-5-5-5 is the note.

You've got me curious now. LOL

 

[WilcoKen]

Not sure which bird that is that you are talking about, but I know a lot of times crows and some other birds go nuts when deer are moving under them. Have had them tip me off which way to watch for deer many times.

I'm sure I'm just being superstitious and I know it's not the bird's but I hate it when I hear that bird. Lol.

 

[WilcoKen]

You've got me curious now. LOL

If I could sing the note I'd do it but that would run the squirrels off too. So I'll just sit here and watch the squirrels. Cause there ain't no deer gonna show up now!

 

[backyardtndeer]

Hear Carolina wren's a lot here. Not too many other songbirds that I hear with any regularity. But never noticed any correlation to their song with not seeing deer.

 

[Carlos Viagra]

I wonder if it could be a cardinal you're hearing.

 

[Antler Daddy]

Be wary of those cardinals....I have had two close relatives that posted on Facebook about a cardinal visiting them in window or on porch for awhile....then within two days they are unexpectedly dead.

 

[Savage]

Cornell University's Merli app identifies birds by their song. It is in the top 5 best apps, in my opinion. It has made me very interested in it.

 

[WilcoKen]

I wonder if it could be a cardinal you're hearing.

Not this one. Its a song I rarely hear. Sort of a melancholy note to me really. The streak continued tonight though. Didn't see a single deer.

 

[DayDay]

Maybe they are afraid of the Killdeer.

 

[WilcoKen]

Cornell University's Merli app identifies birds by their song. It is in the top 5 best apps, in my opinion. It has made me very interested in it.

I loaded the app. It's got a recorder. Hopefully I can catch one singing the song and identify it after I upload the recording. But that will mean I won't see a deer. Lol

 

[Carlos Viagra]

Check and see if it's a Titmouse or maybe a black-capped chickadee.

Those are my final guesses , I'm stumped on this one if it's not one of those two.

 

[WilcoKen]

Cornell University's Merli app identifies birds by their song. It is in the top 5 best apps, in my opinion. It has made me very interested in it.

Holy crap it worked. It is the song of a White Throated Sparrow!

 

[WilcoKen]

 

[UTGrad]

I've seen them on stand.

Maybe I'm the only one but I like to bird watch on stand. I could see myself joining a birdwatching club one day.

 

[Volbuck777]

My dad told me a long time ago the best indicator of when a deer is coming is when everything gets quiet and the the little birds come in all at once. He said that when you better get ready. I couldn't tell you how many times this has worked for me. I also have lots of trail cam videos of little birds landing on bucks horns and their backs. I'll have to post some. But to the OP, I don't know a single thing about the bird you posted, you may be on to something. Nature is peculiar

 

[Carlos Viagra]

I don't think I've ever heard that one's song before.

 

[DEDDY]

I hear that bird a lot in middle TN

 

[Lt.Dan]

I've seen them on stand.

Maybe I'm the only one but I like to bird watch on stand. I could see myself joining a birdwatching club one day.

Get the Merlin app. It's great

 

[WilcoKen]

I don't think I've ever heard that one's song before.

It's pretty rare I hear it. It looks like they winter here.

 

[poorhunter]

I thought for sure you were talking about a cardinal.

 

[fatboy at heart]

The 1 2 3 4 5555 is the cadence of a mourning dove.

 

[backyardtndeer]

We do have these around, and here them from time to time, but never paid attention to deer activity when they were singing their song.

 

[DayDay]

Holy crap it worked. It is the song of a White Throated Sparrow!

How did you narrow it down with the ap at night? I started using that ap last spring and really like it.

 

[JN]

Be wary of those cardinals....I have had two close relatives that posted on Facebook about a cardinal visiting them in window or on porch for awhile....then within two days they are unexpectedly dead.

I had a cardinal that was coming to a window at the house and pecking on the window when it would see its reflection. It was very annoying and would wake up the baby. The only death that came though was the cardinal when I introduced it to my .410

 

[WilcoKen]

How did you narrow it down with the ap at night? I started using that ap last spring and really like it.

I didn't have to submit a recording. I downloaded all the birds from my area and listened to the sound files and found it that way. Cool app.

 

[WilcoKen]

We do have these around, and here them from time to time, but never paid attention to deer activity when they were singing their song.

It's just a superstition on my part. I'm sure deer move when this bird sings. Its a running joke with my son and me.