"pretty-bird, pretty-bird, pretty-bird" What bird am I?

I hear this bird every day. I've checked bird call websites. They usually have a long list of birds and when you click on them, you hear the call. I got tired after clicking on a dozen birds that I know live around here, and I still didn't hear my "pretty-bird". In fact, there are a few other bird calls I hear every day that I can't identify. One makes a "who, who, who" sound in the middle of the day. My friends say it's an owl, but I thought owls were nocturnal. Then, there's another one that goes "vizier, vizier, vizier". I don't know that one either. Can anyone help direct me to a site where I can easily ID these guys?

Thanks,
Harper

Hi Harper, The problem is 1 bird can have many different calls so each website will probably only have 1 of the calls.
Hopefully someone else will be able to help.

Urgh, that makes it even more difficult to ID. Thanks though!

My pet parakeet is kept on our screened porch every day all summer. He has learned many bird calls, and I am often tricked by them!

Try the Mourning Dove for your "who who who" sound. This dove makes a repetitive, plaintive (hence the name "mourning") sound.

Our Mockingbird often duplicates other bird calls, including non-bird sounds like sirens and car alarms. There's one that lives at my MIL's house that sits by the bedroom window every morning and goes through his entire repertoire at the crack of dawn.

Wow, you were totally right about the dove. That's it! Thanks!

Do you have any cardinals around, Sofonisba? That "pretty bird" call could be a cardinal

yes I do! I have lots of cardinals. I've seen them make a very loud cheep or beep sound (sounds like the smoke alarm battery is going). I'll check them out tomorrow morning. Thanks crazy bird lady!

Your "pretty bird" could be a Carolina Wren. They have a 3-syllable song, sometimes represented as "tea-kettle, tea-kettle, tea-kettle."

It could also be a catbird if it is heard that often. They mimic the calls/songs of other birds.

I just listened and it sounds like the Carolina Wren. Thank you so much!

Yo y'all.....A little non-standard post here but I'm in Panama...been here since the 18th These are some of the birds we've seen. If you want to Google (Images) these guys, they are really cool looking. So far we've seen about 220 bird species plus Capybara, Kinkajou, lots of 2 and 3-toed sloths, Wooly Possums, Basalisk Lizards and a jillion beautiful butterflies . Here's the birds:

Purple-throated Fruitcrow, Blue-crowned Manakin, Red Capped Manakin (go to "Mannakin-Moonwalk-YouTube" on this one), Rosy Thrush Tanager, Crimson-backed Tanager, Golden-headed Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Green Honeycreeper, Collared Forest Falcon, Bat Falcon, White Hawk, Wattled Jacana, Spectacled Owl, Great Potoo, Slaty-backed and Violacious and Black-tailed and Orange Bellied Trogons, White-necked Puffbird, Great Jacamar, Keel-billed and Chestnut-mandibled Toucans, Collared Aracari, Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Blue-crowned and Broad-billed Motmot.

Oh lucky you Ned!! Sounds so wonderful!

Now for an honest answer, I'd have to go with something that someday I could actually see. Don't think I'd ever see the Red Capped Manakin, and if I did it would be too fast for me!!

SO I think I'd really like to see the California Condor. I know they dont' have cute little faces, but the sheer size and endangered status make this one that I would really hope to see some day.

Most kinds of penguins are a favorite. And in my back yard??? Hmmm. Too tough to call.

cool Ned!!!