I saw (and mostly heard) a Carolina Wren...but I didn't know it at the time. I was out with Ky like I always am when she goes out in the yard. It was a fairly still afternoon and I heard this song over a few houses and it caught my ear. I thought "now what is that?"
I watched it fly into the woods and I was really trying to get eyes on it. It was a small bird but I could see it was roundish and had a longer bill so I ruled out a type of finch or sparrow. It moved three different times singing the entire time. I pulled out my phone and recorded what I was hearing. Not being sure if it would pick up I found myself mimicking the song in case. It did record so I was able to play back.
I sent the audio file to my nephew Jon and after ruling out a Pine Siskin he landed on Carolina Wren. I matched up my recording to something on YouTube and we had a match!
So no picture of mine...just a nice story about collaborating with a trusted source :)
Here is a picture from the internet...
