In one of my earliest memories, I slowly woke up in my crib feeling warm sunshine and soft air wafting through the open window and hearing the sweet melody of a bird. Although I did not hear that song again for almost 50 years, awaking to hear the same music so many years later instantly brought back that singular moment of complete comfort. I suspect that this bird is not particularly rare; I probably did not hear it for so long because I spent much of my life moving to other counties and states, and living in closed environments. Recently, I heard it again!
I have no idea what the bird is, but I am inviting you to join in my search. I suppose I could just go to one of the excellent web sites I reference on this blog, and play all the recorded calls, but what fun is that? I also now have many birds that I just like anyway, knowing they are not “The One”.
Below is an expanding group of birds that I investigate by drawing them, capturing their calls in musical notation, and finally sharing them by placing my “Avian Note Art” on gift items in my on-line shop Watershed Wildlife Designs (watershedwildlifedesigns.com). The habitat and music of each bird is accompanied below by my drawings and links to sources and their recorded calls.
Avian Note Art 