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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThe Veery thrush has the ability to produce a flute-like sound of 2 notes at the same time.


Veery - This small forest thrush gets its name from its ability to produce a flute-like sound of 2 notes at the same time.
Ruben Giron
Central Park, NYC
The song of the Veery is one of the most magical and exquisite in the bird world. It is an ethereal downward spiral of flutey notes with an echoing, ventriloquial quality. Frank Chapman, the author of "Bird Life" (1897), had this to say about it: "The Veery's mysterious voice vibrates through the air in pulsating circles of song, like the strains of an Aeolian harp."
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The Veery thrush has the ability to produce a flute-like sound of 2 notes at the same time. (Original Post)
Donkees
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GiqueCee
(2,823 posts)1. For years...
... I've called the Veery Thrush the "Pinball Bird", because the call reminds me of sounds pinball machines used to make in the long ago. I've never seen one, only heard them, but now, after decades of wondering, I can finally put a face to that eerily beautiful birdsong!
Thank you, Donkees!
Donkees
(33,135 posts)3. Playing the video at the slowest speed is interesting :)
Tanuki
(16,063 posts)2. Thank you. I was not familiar with Lang Elliott's channel
or his website. I immediately checked it out to see if he had clips of my beloved wood thrush! Happily, yes! More than one entry! 😊
https://musicofnature.com/wood-thrush-allen-quote/
Donkees
(33,135 posts)4. I usually go directly to his youtube page. There are about 70 videos ...
some_of_us_are_sane
(2,009 posts)5. GORGEOUS!
Lightens the heart!
justaprogressive
(5,422 posts)6. yes love it!
This strange bird can also sing two notes at once :