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[camwyn]

Birdwatching books are full of verbal descriptions of birdcalls that were apparently codified in like 1917 or something. With the sole exception of the Eastern Phoebe, which really does sound like it's going 'feeBEEE' or at least 'peeBEEE', I have never been able to hear the supposed 'chick-a-DEE-DEE-DEE' or 'who-cooks-for-YOU' or whatever supposed English syllables the birdcalls reminded long-ago birdwatchers of. It's frustrating as hell, to the point where I downloaded birdNET onto my phone so that I could just capture a recording of whatever was calling or singing near me and ask the database what the hell I was hearing, because I sure as hell wasn't finding it by looking for similar human syllables.

On the other hand, if you have watched enough episodes of Aggretsuko to recognize the sound of Fenneko laughing? You now know approximately what a white-breasted nuthatch sounds like.

You're welcome.