North American Bird Sounds

[ET44C4]

I have made my own folder in Assets, but I'm having trouble getting the sound marker to show up. The good thing about it is that when I release the audio files, you will not need any payware to make the sounds work. The bad part is that you can't see the marker. If someone can help me figure it out, the people who want the markers can have them.

This does not affect the process of making bird calls.

[Ericmopar]

Now everyone can have a Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) call for their routes! I have created a nice call that will fit in anywhere on your route! Read some facts below.

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Notice the map above. Literally everyone can use this bird call. Read about where you can use it along with some facts below.

1. Northern Mockingbirds continue to add new sounds to their repertoires throughout their lives. A male may learn around 200 songs throughout its life.

2. Northern Mockingbirds sing all through the day, and often into the night. Most nocturnal singers are unmated males, which sing more than mated males during the day, too. Nighttime singing is more common during the full moon.

3. Northern Mockingbirds typically sing from February through August, and again from September to early November. A male may have two distinct repertoires of songs: one for spring and another for fall.

4. Year-round the Northern Mockingbird is found in areas with open ground and with shrubby vegetation like hedges, fruiting bushes, and thickets. When foraging on the ground, it prefers grassy areas, rather than bare spots. Common places to find Northern Mockingbirds include parkland, cultivated land, suburban areas and in second growth habitat at low elevations.

5. Northern Mockingbirds nest in shrubs and trees, typically 3-10 feet off the ground but sometimes as high as 60 feet.



Because there are so many varieties of calls, I will be making more Northern Mockingbird calls to go along with this one.

This is great. Did you throw in any little odd sounds they make, like a car alarm going off?
I remember one in our neighborhood in California years ago. The neighbors where going crazy, trying to figure out who's car alarm kept going off in the middle of the night, and arguing about who's street it was actually coming from. That same bird turned out to be the sound of an "abused" baby as well.

[ET44C4]

Now everyone can have a Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) call for their routes! I have created a nice call that will fit in anywhere on your route! Read some facts below.

northern_mockingbird_3.jpg

mimu_poly_AllAm_map.gif

Notice the map above. Literally everyone can use this bird call. Read about where you can use it along with some facts below.

1. Northern Mockingbirds continue to add new sounds to their repertoires throughout their lives. A male may learn around 200 songs throughout its life.

2. Northern Mockingbirds sing all through the day, and often into the night. Most nocturnal singers are unmated males, which sing more than mated males during the day, too. Nighttime singing is more common during the full moon.

3. Northern Mockingbirds typically sing from February through August, and again from September to early November. A male may have two distinct repertoires of songs: one for spring and another for fall.

4. Year-round the Northern Mockingbird is found in areas with open ground and with shrubby vegetation like hedges, fruiting bushes, and thickets. When foraging on the ground, it prefers grassy areas, rather than bare spots. Common places to find Northern Mockingbirds include parkland, cultivated land, suburban areas and in second growth habitat at low elevations.

5. Northern Mockingbirds nest in shrubs and trees, typically 3-10 feet off the ground but sometimes as high as 60 feet.



Because there are so many varieties of calls, I will be making more Northern Mockingbird calls to go along with this one.

This is great. Did you throw in any little odd sounds they make, like a car alarm going off?
I remember one in our neighborhood in California years ago. The neighbors where going crazy, trying to figure out who's car alarm kept going off in the middle of the night, and arguing about who's street it was actually coming from. That same bird turned out to be the sound of an "abused" baby as well.

Yeah the Northern Mockingbird does really make interesting sounds. I've never heard of a sound that it produced that was similar to a car alarm, but that is very interesting!

[ET44C4]

The next bird call that I've made is from the House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus). This a very common bird that you could probably see in your local park. This bird song will go well with most routes in the US. Read the information below about the bird.

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This call will fit in around neighborhoods, parks, and stations. It will be a great addition to your route! Read some facts about the House Finch below:

1. The total House Finch population across North America is staggering. Scientists estimate between 267 million and 1.4 billion individuals.

2. House Finches are familiar birds of human-created habitats including buildings, lawns, small conifers, and urban centers. In rurual areas, you can also find House Finches around barns and stables.

3. In their native range in the West, House Finches live in natural habitats including dry desert, desert grassland, chaparral, oak savannah, streamsides, and open coniferous forests at elevations below 6,000 feet.

4. House Finches nest in a variety of deciduous and coniferous trees as well as on cactus and rock ledges. They also nest in or on buildings, using sites like vents, ledges, street lamps, ivy, and hanging planters.

5. House Finches feed mainly on the ground or at feeders or fruiting trees. At rest, they commonly perch on the highest point available in a tree, and flocks often perch on power lines.

[ET44C4]

A new bird call has been produced! This call is of a House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Many people can use this call everywhere including urban and suburban areas. Read some facts about the House Sparrow below.

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This bird can be heard everywhere in the US. This will be a great addition to all US routes! Read the facts below to get familiarized with the House Sparrow.

1. House Sparrows are now common across all of North America except Alaska and far northern Canada.

2. House Sparrows are closely associated with people and their buildings. Look for them in cities, towns, suburbs, and farms (particularly around livestock). You won’t find them in extensive woodlands, forests, or grasslands. In extreme environments such as deserts or the far north, House Sparrows survive only in the immediate vicinity of people.

3. House Sparrows nest in holes of buildings and other structures such as streetlights, gas-station roofs, signs, and the overhanging fixtures that hold traffic lights. They sometimes build nests in vines climbing the walls of buildings.

[ET44C4]

I think many people will enjoy this next call! It is of the American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos). This call will fit in well in open fields and rural landscape. Read some facts below.

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Many people can use this call for many of their own routes including routes that are currently available as well. Here are some facts about the American Crow:

1. American Crows are highly adaptable and will live in any open place that offers a few trees to perch in and a reliable source of food. Regularly uses both natural and human created habitats, including farmland, pasture, landfills, city parks, golf courses, cemeteries, yards, vacant lots, highway turnarounds, feedlots, and the shores of rivers, streams, and marshes. Crows tend to avoid unbroken expanses of forest, but do show up at forest campgrounds and travel into forests along roads and rivers. Avoids deserts.

2. Crows typically hide their nests in a crotch near the trunk of a tree or on a horizontal branch, generally towards the top third or quarter of the tree. They prefer to nest in evergreens, but will nest in deciduous trees when evergreens are less available.

3. American Crows are highly social birds, more often seen in groups than alone. In addition to roosting and foraging in numbers, crows often stay together in year-round family groups that consist of the breeding pair and offspring from the past two years.

[OldProf]

How have I previously missed this thread? What a great idea: I've long lobbied to no avail for animated cows, but mooing cows would at least be better than the taxidermy critters we have now. And another possibility comes to mind: some of the Italian routes (unfortunately, never updated as TS evolved) featured station announcements, which your clever concept might well encompass. Thanks for your work -- a true labor of love, evidently.

Surely someone here can help you tie these sounds to visible markers? Come on, asset makers!

[ET44C4]

How have I previously missed this thread? What a great idea: I've long lobbied to no avail for animated cows, but mooing cows would at least be better than the taxidermy critters we have now. And another possibility comes to mind: some of the Italian routes (unfortunately, never updated as TS evolved) featured station announcements, which your clever concept might well encompass. Thanks for your work -- a true labor of love, evidently.

Surely someone here can help you tie these sounds to visible markers? Come on, asset makers!

Thank you so much for your comment. Things like this help me continue to push on and create content for others. I'm glad that everyone is liking the idea and I'm happy to hear your requests.

The markers are a bit of a problem because when I tested the sounds in the game today, the game crashed when I placed the sound. I hope I can fix this problem to keep these sounds 100% freeware. It would be very appreciated if someone could go in and partner with the project by creating markers for the sounds. Until then, I will continue making content for the game!

[JohnM1945]

What a splendid idea!

And the thread's a delight to read, too...

Kind regards,

John M

[_o_OOOO_oo-Kanawha]

What a splendid idea!

And the thread's a delight to read, too...

Kind regards,

John M

Exactly, the ornithological background to each bird is very informative.

[ET44C4]

What a splendid idea!

And the thread's a delight to read, too...

Kind regards,

John M

Thank you!