Hey Gary,

I agree that the BCCH can make a song similar to a MOCH. The Mountain Chickadee is the only one that really does it all of the time though. At least in my experience with them in mostly Central Washington. The Black-capped is usually a little different, as is the Chestnut-backed song. Thank goodness there are no Chickadees to speak of in the San Joaquin Valley, because the Oak Titmouse makes many sounds that are very Chickadee like! Still, I had always called the MOCH the Cheeseburger bird, and as soon as I saw the heading on the first request, I was pretty sure that that was what they were talking about. Especially up into Canada. I could be wrong, but that is what I would call it without a picture. Good birding!

Brett A. Wolfe
Seattle, WA (in San Joaquin Valley for summer 2005)
m_lincolnii at yahoo.com


Gary Bletsch <garybletsch at yahoo.com> wrote:
Dear Brett and Tweeters,

The Black-capped Chickadee can also be considered a
"Cheeseburger" bird. Some of the birds in Puget Sound
sing a 3-syllable song, while others sing a 2-syllable
more like the one I learned in New York as a kid.

Incidentally, my own daughter, when she was little,
decided that the Black-capped Chickadee's song went
"Scuuuuuse me!" I will always think of the polite
little chickadee, asking to be excused, when I hear
one sing.

Yours truly,

Gary Bletsch
--- Brett Wolfe wrote:

> Mountain Chickadee. I have always believed their
> song to sound like Cheese-bur-ger. And it is very
> high-pitched. I have banded these birds in central
> Washington and heard them in BC.
>
> Brett A. Wolfe
> Seattle, WA (working in San Joaquin Valley for
> summer)
> m_lincolnii at yahoo.com
>
>
> Carol Riddell wrote:
> Hi Tweets,
>
> My friend in Calgary would like assistance in trying
> to identify a bird they hear in the summer. Perhaps
> it will be a family sound/song to one of our Inland
> Empire birders. If you can help Gary, please reply
> directly to him. Thanks so much.
>
> I am trying to identify a bird known to me only by
> its song. My daughter describes it as sounding like
> the word "cheeseburger," high-pitched and with the
> emphasis on the first word. We hear this call in
> our yard in northwest Calgary, Alberta, but have not
> seen the bird.
>
> Does anyone have an idea of what bird this could be?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gary Prost
> Calgary, Alberta
> gprost at cybersurf.net
>
> Good birding,
>
> Carol Riddell
> Edmonds, WA
> cariddell at mac.com
>
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Yours truly,

Gary Bletsch

near Lyman (Skagit County), Washington

garybletsch at yahoo.com





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