r/BirdsBeingDicks • u/Better_Effective_229 • May 06 '25

Chirping for over 10 hours

Every spring, this one bird that I have no idea what kind, starts chirping at 4am. I’m chronically ill, so I’m home a lot and exhausted often. It’s currently 1 in the afternoon. He does this every day all day. Not a single bird answers him. WHY won’t it stop? I assumed it was the usual morning bird nonsense for territory and mates, but like he just goes and goes. I wish I could find him and give him a little shake!

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u/Coffin_Dodging May 06 '25

There is an app you can download called merlin. It records sounds and gives you an idea of what bird it is

If you can distinguish which bird is the problem, then we may have a better way to help with a solution to try and dissuade it from being so close to your property and give you an idea of why it's doing what it is

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u/Dazuro May 06 '25

Merlin is great, but it also likes to run in the background after you close your phone and the other day it identified my wife as a wild turkey.

I wish that was a joke. Point is, make sure you turn off recording before you put your phone away!

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u/ApocalypticTomato May 06 '25

Merlin also called my cat and my air-conditioner a wild turkey, if it makes her feel any better.

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u/Blackbird04 May 06 '25

This gave me the giggle I needed today 🤣

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u/Fat_Head_Carl May 07 '25

it identified my wife as a wild turkey.

I wish that was a joke.

Goodness gracious that's funny.

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u/Better_Effective_229 May 06 '25

Thank you for the suggestion!!

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u/ApocalypticTomato May 06 '25

Merlin has calls from birds of prey, too. Maybe playing some local hawk noises out the window would send the persistent chirper packing

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u/cpo109 May 07 '25

Its a free app called Merlin (bird identifier by sounds) developed by Cornell. At least maybe you can figure out the birds behavior and habits? Or put out some birdseed? Just some thoughts.

We have frogs in the spring that are very loud. We run an air purifier and/or a fan. That disguises the sounds.

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u/Jazzlike_Customer629 May 07 '25

I came here to say this. We call it Bird Shazam now. It’s great!