Quote:
Originally Posted by redforever
At this time of year, actually I heard them start about 2 or 3 weeks ago, the male has a small little two toned whistle, again very quiet, calling for a mate. The first part of the whistle is a higher tone than the second part of the whistle.
This is a very quiet little whistle, nothing at all like you would whistle to call your dog.
At the link below, you can hear the zeee zeee zeee sound of the chickadee as well as the whistle mating call. I think it would be highly unlikely that this is what is keeping you from sleeping.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4VJtnctQbg |
That's not really how hearing works. The apparent loudness of a sound is highly influenced by the level of background noise. At otherwise quiet times, in quiet suburban parts of town, chickadees are plenty loud enough to be disruptive.
When I had pigeons on my balcony the "grrroooo" was also loud enough to bother me, and you don't think of them as a noisy bird.