The Dreaded No-See-Deer Bird

[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]

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.

 

[BigAl]

I think a cardinal sounds like this: "Dammit, we missed the series again".

 

[.243 Deer]

I've heard that bird before ! I normally hear it in the late morning (9-10 am) when deer activity slow and it's time to leave the stand.

 

[East TN Bowhunter]

I listened to a Southern Outdoorsman podcast the other day and a fella from Western NC was talking about how you could find the ripe acorns on oaks by listening for blue jays. He said they love eating them and its around the same time the deer like them. I do feel like there is something to Bluejays. If they are around and the smaller birds are too there's usually deer nearby.
Another one is, I hate getting picked off by crows! Every time one flies over I freeze bc once they see you, they come in and land nearby and squak as loud as possible to alert every animal in the woods of your presence. That for me is the worst. That along with the occasionally annoying woodpecker. LOL