Amden 2023 Prep Cheatsheet

Images and brief info about song. A total of 10 species is included, 8 of them have been observed.
Sings 30 seconds or longer Stereotype melodic Stereotype melodic: trill Simple rhythmic Simple rhythmic: drumming Non-musical: cawing Non-musical: rattle
Name/Image Song mnemonic/description Description
Sings 30 seconds or longer
Alpine accentor / Alpenbraunelle (Prunella collaris)
Wikipedia: Alpine accentor Source: OTHER Alpine_accentor_saganta.jpg Profile No documented observation ■■ Habitats: Mountain
 Fast, long, chirpy ♫ XC688398 - Alpine Accentor - Prunella collaris - long song recorded in France. Source: XENOCANTO XC688398 - Alpine Accentor - Prunella collaris - long song recorded in France.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song is a varied stream of melodious and chattering notes, more resembling skylark than the much higher pitched Dunnock. [Link]
Stereotype melodic
Eurasian bullfinch / Gimpel (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Gimpel gesehen das erste Mal, Ammler Höhenweg. 2021-08-02 15:55:56 NIKON D5600 ISO 800
Exposure 1/640 Profile 		3-note long M, pause, HL (somewhat falling)...Gim! Gim-peeel! Sounds a bit like a pirol. ♫ XC637392 - Eurasian Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula - song, recorded in France. Source: XENOCANTO XC637392 - Eurasian Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula - song, recorded in France.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song a quiet, modest mix of contact call and various chirping sounds, with peculiar harmonics. [Link] Similar to: Eurasian golden oriole (Ton aehnlich wie Pirol)♫ XC565722 eurasian golden oriole call. Source: XENOCANTO XC565722 eurasian golden oriole call.mp3 (call)

Dunnock / Heckenbraunelle (Prunella modularis)
Wikpedia photo because mine is poor. Source: WIKIPEDIA Dunnock oder Heckenbraunelle aus Wikipedia weil nur gehört.jpg Profile 		General: High-pitched, repetitive but complex little tune, 3 seconds long with about 15 notes rising and falling, falling at the end, then 3 second pause.
Song: Melodisch, slowly rising, roughly like black-cap warbler, which I guessed in the bird-song.ch quiz. [Link]
Schnell wie ein Rotkehlchen aber nicht herunter plaetschernd, hoch und runter zwischen 3 und 7 kHz. [Link] ♫ XC778759 - Dunnock - Prunella modularis - song recorded in Spain. Source: XENOCANTO XC778759 - Dunnock - Prunella modularis - song recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (song)

 Song: Singt schon im Vorfrühling. Klangfarbe ähnlich Gartenbaumläufer. Aufbau ähnlich Zaunkönig, aber ohne Triller. Viel leiser und dünner. [Link] Song: Song a fast and evenly paced, high pitched stream of clear notes. No consistent phrasing. Similar in timbre to Robin, but does not vary tempo or pitch nearly as much. Often compared to the sound of a squeaky wheelbarrow. [Link] Similar to: European goldfinch (Habe es verwechselt in meiner eigen Uebung Stieglitz geraten, war doch Heckenbraunelle!)♫ Xeno-Canto recording Adult call recorded in the UK. Source: XENOCANTO XC468566 European Goldfinch call in UK.mp3 Europe (call)

, Black cap warbler♫ XC546030 black cap warbler so-called tac and djii call. Source: XENOCANTO XC546030 black cap warbler so-called tac and djii call.mp3 (call)

, European robin (Dunnock song stays around same pitch, isn't cascading)♫ I heard 3 or 4 scattered birds calling it in woods with underbrush but saw no birds. BirdNet told me they were robins, which I found hard to believe, but on comparing it with recordings at XenoCanto, I was convinced! Maybe they were telling each other "Don't show yourself to that alarming guy!". 2021-07-03 08:05:14 Sputtery tik or ticking calls from a group of europan robins, never seen, plus eurasian nuthatch, blackcap warbler, probably magpie. (call)

Stereotype melodic: trill
Grey wagtail / Gebirgsstelze (Motacilla cinerea)
Gray wagtail, La Palma. 2022-03-08 16:04:56 La Palma NIKON D5600 ISO 280
Exposure 0.001 Profile 		BirdID says Song simple but variable. I hear trills up to 2 seconds long and chirps. Another description says a series of calls, not very melodic. I noted zwitx3, sometimes hhhhhll. [Link] ♫ XC767550 - Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - song with trills and a cheek-cheek. Source: XENOCANTO XC767550 - Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - song with trills and a cheek-cheek.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song simple but variable. Sometimes with more elaborate song-flight like White Wagtail. [Link]
Simple rhythmic
Black grouse / Birkhuhn (Lyrurus tetrix)
Wikipedia: Black grouse Source: OTHER 1200px-Black_Grouse_Nationalpark_Bayerischer_Wald.jpg Profile No documented observation ■■ Habitats: Mountain
 Song can be a rapid dove-like cooing that goes up, then repeats. ♫ XC731604 - Black Grouse - Lyrurus tetrix. Source: XENOCANTO XC731604 - Black Grouse - Lyrurus tetrix.mp3 (song)

 Personal notes: Rolf hat einen auf dem Amdener Hoehenweg Mai 2023 gesehen, wuerde den gerne sehen!
Ring ouzel / Ringdrossel (Turdus torquatus)
Ringdrossel - ich wollte unbedingt einen fotografieren, und dieser hat sicher frei. 2024-06-25 09:14:04 Mettmenalp, GL Canon EOS R7 200-800mm Shutter speed 77/8
ISO 1600
Exposure 1/800 Profile 		3 Noten wie Ring-dross-el BirdID says Song a primitive, plaintive series of short phrases, often with only 1-2 syllables (I heard 2-3 in Amden, sometimes chirpy, sometimes less musical). ♫ XC721589 - Ring Ouzel - Turdus torquatus - song. Source: XENOCANTO XC721589 - Ring Ouzel - Turdus torquatus - song.mp3 (song)

 Song: Habe mit dem Buntspecht verwechselt - Ringdrossel singt 2-3 Noten - hilft das? [Link] Song: Song a primitive, plaintive series of short phrases. Often with only one or two syllables. Interspersed with eerie, higher pitched sounds, reminiscent of Song Thrush. [Link] Great spotted woodpecker
Willow tit / Weidenmeise (Poecile montanus)
Willow tit. 2020-04-25 08:51:40 Luppmen NIKON D5600 ISO 1800
Exposure 1/500 Profile 		Songs I've heard alternate two notes and look like a sine wave on the sonogram. Vogelwarte.ch: Apart from minor differences in diet and size, Alpine Tit and Willow Tit can only be identified by their song. The Willow Tit utters a series of long, descending notes («tyoo tyoo tyoo tyoo»), whereas the Alpine Tit’s territorial song consists of short notes on an even pitch («dee dee dee dee dee»). See more here. ♫ XC371134 Willow Tit song - rhenanus subspecis at Grünenbergpass, Bern, Switzerland. Source: XENOCANTO XC371134 Willow Tit song - rhenanus subspecis at Gruenenbergpass, Bern, Switzerland.mp3 Switzerland (song)

 Song: 1.Gesangstyp: „ziü ziü ziü „ etwas wehmütig, die einzelnen Töne leicht absinkend, nicht klappernd. Bei Unterart Alpenmeise auf gleicher Höhe bleibend. 2.Gesangstyp: variable, schwätzende, helle Folge m. trillerndem Schluss. [Link] Song: Song: One or two soft, clear, melancholic notes repeated in a slow, even rhythm. At first rising slightly in pitch, then gradually falling. In some areas song is evenly pitched. [Link]
Simple rhythmic: drumming
Eurasian three-toed woodpecker / Dreizehenspecht (Picoides tridactylus)
Männchen mit gut erkennbarem gelben Oberkopf. Von Alberto Chiarle - https://www.flickr.com/photos/alberto_chiarle/5373229161/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikipedia Dreizehenspecht.jpg Canon EOS 50D Shutter speed 4.907
ISO 800
Exposure 1/30 Profile 		Fast drumming, constant volume, longer than great spotted woodpecker's. ♫ Dreizehenspecht trommelt XC627431 dreizehenspecht drumming. Source: XENOCANTO XC627431 dreizehenspecht drumming.mp3 (drumming)
Non-musical: cawing
Spotted nutcracker / Tannenhäher (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
Wikipedia Tannenhäher Nucifraga caryocatactes. Von Jyrki Salmi from Finland - Nutcracker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikipedia Tannenhaeher Nucifraga_caryocatactes.jpg Profile 		Grehh, grehh, grehh!! ♫ XC641465 - Spotted Nutcracker - Nucifraga caryocatactes - song is a series of calls. Source: XENOCANTO XC641465 - Spotted Nutcracker - Nucifraga caryocatactes - song is a series of calls.mp3 (song)

 Song: Song a quiet improvisation of whistling and clappering sounds, interspersed with mimicry of other birds. [Link] Similar to: Eurasian jay (Tannenhäher noch harscher als Eichelhäher)♫ XC536051 Eurasian Jay harsh call 20s. Source: XENOCANTO XC536051 Eurasian Jay harsh call 20s.mp3 (call)
Non-musical: rattle
Mistle thrush / Misteldrossel (Turdus viscivorus)
Misteldrossel. 2020-05-07 12:56:02 Hungerseeli NIKON D5600 ISO 400
Exposure 1/1000 Profile 		Song: Die Stimme ist aehnlich wie die vom Pirol. [Link]
Gesang ähnlich Amsel, aber eintöniger mit geringerem Tonumfang [auch kürzer, kein schnirpsliges Ende -- Bill] [Link] ♫ XC800869 - Mistle Thrush - Turdus viscivorus. Source: XENOCANTO XC800869 - Mistle Thrush - Turdus viscivorus.mp3 (song?)

 Song: Gesang ähnlich dem der Amsel, aber weniger abwechslungsreich und melancholisch, fast weinerlich klingend. Meist von Tannenspitze aus. [Link] Song: Song loud, far reaching and melodic. Most similar to Blackbird, but pitch is higher, phrases shorter (3-6 notes) and most notably, pauses between phrases are much shorter. All which gives the song a much more hurried feel than that of the Blackbird. Timbre is thinner and slightly shivering, and tonal range more limited. May have recurring favourite motifs, but does not repeat phrases like Song Thrush. Sometimes adds higher pitched parts and imitations. [Link] Similar to: Common blackbird♫ XC919083 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - 1-note alarm call in Estonia. Source: XENOCANTO XC919083 - Common Blackbird - Turdus merula - 1-note alarm call in Estonia.mp3 (alarm call)

, Eurasian golden oriole (Die Stimme klingt fuer mich aehnlich wie die vom Pirol aber es singt oft mehr Noten.)♫ XC565722 eurasian golden oriole call. Source: XENOCANTO XC565722 eurasian golden oriole call.mp3 (call)