I remember David Attenborough saying this. He also mentioned since insects aren't as active in the morning the birds could also be singing simply because "there's nothing better to do."
I love the sounds of the birds every morning and I can sleep through the songs, thankfully birds in my area don’t begin singing until just as the sun starts to come up.
To me, Birdsongs are very soothing! Something about them being awake and singing so early in the morning soothes my soul and sends me back to sleep! BTW, we have some very LOUD birds out here in San Francisco, but I can't identify any of them! However, I know there is a wild nest of Parrots making their way across our neighborhood! I don't know what they're doing over here, in Noe Valley when their home is in North Beach, in the Northern part of the city, but a flock has made their way over in the South part of town and they chatter away in the afternoons as they fly over our houses! They are bright green Parrots and they're so beautiful!
Count Your Blessing they're screeching outside here in Pennsylvania 2 hours before the sun even starts to come up and it's more obnoxious than it is soothing
"Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark." I always loved this line, and Leslie's channel always helps me get a good dose of birds ^_^
Enjoyed both of your sayings/poems. Part of a favorite of minr- "Hope is the thing with feathers, That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all" (Part of a poem by Emily Dickinson). I owe a Blue Jay for giving me hope - long story. - Stephanie
I work nights-- love the birds!!! When I was very young and delivered newspapers, I LOVED hearing birds at 3 am ❤️Now, I ADORE the birds -- they remind me of God's love for mankind. 🎵 Music 🎶🎵🎶🐦🐓
I live in Australia! I’ve noticed that birdsong has faded... but since my community planted native plants in an empty lot we have been hearing magpies, lorikeets and much more! Please provide places for birds to live!🥰
I never really thought about why they sang so early in the mornings. I just thought it was a natural thing for them to do. I've always enjoyed the sounds of birds singing. It never bothered me. It was always so soothing and peaceful. My favorite melody of all is the song of the Hermit Thrush. I could listen to it all day! This was a really great video. Thanks! 😊
Thank you for the information on early singing. My mother was a meadow lark and the rest of the family was night Owl's. She was the one chirping in the morning! We threw pillows at her!
I work overnights and am outside in the wee hours of the morning. This is a question I've had for some time and I'm so glad that you addressed it. The last theory makes so much sense and is the one I'm going with. I enjoy your channel so much. Now I'm headed to your other channel to see what you have going there.
Interesting. I had always been told that it was for security. The birds called to each other to locate others of their species, just like horses nicker to each other and other animals "call". Sort of like saying, "Here I am. Where are you right now?" When they get calls back, they are reassured all is right with the world and that there were others of their species in the neighborhood. Whenever my parrot heard the birds, he immediately began calling to them. Of course, his call sounded like a screech rather than a song.
Yes in the daytime some of their calls are to say "I'm over here". Parrots will do that too. One of my parrots screeches when he sees a bird come to one of the feeders - I taught it to do that so I can put food out if feeders are empty. - Stephanie
I think the “Here I am” theory is quite good regarding bird singing in general. The question of why it needs to be so darn early however - the topic of this video - is more complex methinks. :)
My budgies do the same when they hear or see birds outside they fly to my windows and look out at them and screech trying to get their attention, it’s very cute
I have experienced this with multiple bird species calling to each other. Always there is one bird that calls out very early, almost still dark, then another bird calls back and then another bird calls and on and on. These birds are of different species by the sound of their calls. It's always like they are saying "I survived the night, who else survived the night". Different bird species can understand each other and care for each other. I also have a parrot, a rainbow lorikeet, and he talks to the outside birds and they talk back to him. I have also found that when a bird sings the sound is totally different than when a bird talks. The morning calls taper off after all the birds have had their say. One morning there was suddenly a deafening silence for about five minutes followed by many birds sounding very sad for a very long time; I suspect it was learned that a bird didn't survive the night.
As an early morning person, I love hearing them singing before it gets light. Thank you for these videos, teaching me about birds and seeing those cuties makes my day.
Such sweet birds! I don't care when I hear them! Keep a fan or a white noise machine in your room if you don't want to hear them! They are a sweet voice of nature that I truly love!
As a young boy delivering newspapers at 4:30 to 5:30am, it was always cardinals. So loud, so early my son has complained of their racket. The first and last to my feeders...my cardinals. This year 2 regular males have gone through the molting process, and still look pretty sad.
I love hearing birds first thing in the morning. My husband can't stand it, but I look forward to the times of year we can sleep with the windows open. Hearing birds gives me such a happy feeling. My grandfather raised homing pigeons and had bird feeders and houses everywhere, so i think they remind me of him.
I love the songs no matter the time of day. A friend told me years ago that the birds sing to call the trees into bloom. A lovely thought. I love both of you channels. 🕊
Hi Lesley! Quite an interesting topic to ponder and the findings of the study cited does make sense to me. In contrast to the wee morning hours I had discovered that at a moment during late dusk or twilight the outdoors becomes deafening silent for almost a half an hour. I first became aware of this phenomenon when I used to live on a mountain top when I operated a forest fire lookout tower. Each evening around 8:30 to 8:45 (June-July-August) the woods would become absolutely silent. Sitting on my cabin porch listening to this transition was truly fascinating. Then about 9:15 to 9:30 the night creatures would come alive offering up a new and different chorus.
Hi Bill, I have noticed the same here over the years. I'm not sure what the reason is but it's definitely interesting. Thanks for sharing your own observations over the years. Take care and have a lovely new week ahead
Bill, I can relate - I was once a radio-transmitter operator on a remote mountaintop. Not much to do except bask in the glow of the vacuum tubes. But I digress: researchers should record that silence and then use their fancy transistorized computers to do a spectral frequency harmonic analysis of it and find out what's making it. Just a quick thought.
I practice piano every Sunday around 3... the birds loveeeee the piano. Can hear it when they whistle.. They sound very happy. It feels like I get to talk to the birds 🙂
I've thought this myself when I play my banjo on the back porch. I feed then in fall and winter, so I think they are more relaxed around me vs strangers. Who knows?!
@@NOONE-cd4gu that's just cool. Being a music nerd I hear everything... This past week I had an owl hooting in the key of B. I was parroting his hoots... He would hit an e... Then drop a fourth to B. Guess his call worked... There's another owl I suspect is his new girlfriend 😁 maybe I should resolve my speech dropping a fourth. Nature at its best.
@@UncleMike81 hahaha i actually dont really understand notes. I never could. I just follow utube videos on how to sing and thats it😂 But i can like distinguish different notes with my ear. If that makes sense. Like i cant tell if its an A or B. But i can tell when the notes and or pitch changes
I agree that hearing the birds in the morning is soothing. It certainly is. It is like a special reward that the morning gives you. The sound of birds and the sound of certain Birds bring back specific distinct memories of waking up mornings in different places that I've lived. The one that comes to mind the most is my grandmother's. It is just wonderful how birds singing can bring back special times and places.
Being a bird lover here in Australia, I liked the video as we visit Canada every few years. I've always loved the early bird calls, even if we probably have some of the loudest birds anywhere. We're so lucky with the sheer variety of bird species down here, especially the parrots. Our top morning call is the warbling magpie, with kookaburras & morning doves. Thankfully the screeching cockatoos don't start till sun up.
These Lesley bird videos are consistently excellent. I live at 49 degrees north and in late June, the birds are singing their brains out shortly after 4 am. The robins especially start early. I don't mind sparrow song at that hour, but the robins are LOUD. Keep up the good work!
Loved your, 18 Year old Bird Dilemma story, Lesley. Algonquin Region loves to see those spring birds too. Saying good-byes to the Hummingbirds, here now. :) Chirp Chirp
A lovely video, Leslie! Growing up in London I used to moan about the very early morning blackbird alarm clock we had in the garden. Now, as a birder living in another European city, it’s a delight to hear them at 5am. They are one of my favourite singers. It always brings a smile to my face as I go back to sleep. Regards from Spain.
I love your exclamation of the rehearsal whistles. Several several years ago I was having lunch outdoors my office and there was a noob it was a baby cardinal hardly any color did have a lot of feathers and he was practicing his notes. He successfully would get through note 12 and three and three would go really haywire. I sat there for the duration of my lunch listening to this bird practice he never did make it through the third note but I am thoroughly convinced he stayed there all day trying. It was absolutely delightful and I enjoyed my lunch a great deal.Stay safe everyone mask up
I enjoy hearing birdsong and the cooing of the mourning doves anytime of the day or night...but not the endless squawking of the crows. Lol Here in NY, the birds start singing at first light. In the Bible, it says that all creation praises God. I like to think that's the reason for bird's raising their voices.
I have just discovered your channel and subscribed and I'm only just a little ways through the video and I'm enjoying it. I just wanted to mention that I remember hearing that the reason that birds sing so early in the morning is that they are so happy and thankful to have made it through the night to morning. That they didn't freeze and that no predators got them etc. The poor sweet things are very vulnerable during the night especially.
It always makes me happy to hear the birds singing when I wake up in the morning. For a couple of weeks in late spring, the mockingbirds kept us up at night They sang as early as 2 a.m. outside our window and kept going for hours.
Another in a long list of things that it's tempting to attribute to religious things, but actually has a perfectly reasonable scientific explanation. Not to be a dick.
Peace peoples, maybe its all logical and they're thanking God all at the same time. Lets not go overboard here, its us people that think in or.. or and this here and that there. There is no reason why things can't be scientificly sound and religious at the same time.
@@magichands135 I am absolutely convinced they are praising and thanking the King. It is a shame to us when we lack where they excel. This is not a religious act as it is not a religious act to thank a fellow man that assists another with a task that costs him nothing. It is a personal relation ship decision to thank those that help us or to give credit where credit is due.
I can't decide which are more adorable. The birds or you. I think it's a tie. Love your channel and all the wonderful characters your winged friends are. Such personalities.
The coldest hours are early in the morning... of course singing warms them up. It takes more effort to sing (bellow loudly) than to hop or fly. Using more energy warms them up faster.
For many years now, eastern bluebirds sing from the apple tree near my bedroom window to be my spring and early summer alarm clock. In summer and fall the wrens, tiny singers with LOUD mouths take the bluebirds place. In these dark winter times I am up before the birds.
For me, hearing a bird sing in the dark early morning is comforting. It makes me feel less alone to know that someone else is awake too, and their songs always warm my heart. The most notable early birds near me include the American robin, northern mockingbird, and song sparrow. The American Robin wakes around 3 am in the spring to sing as you said, and he does so very loud and clear. The northern mockingbird is incredible as he sings straight through the night without a break in the spring. The song sparrow is more of a year-round early songster who sings at the crack of dawn daily outside my window; he’s really set on keeping and defending his glorious territory! I also found it interesting to note the evening birds that sing lullabies every sunset for each season. Where I live, the summer evening songster is the grey catbird. The catbirds stay until sometime between early autumn to mid autumn, where the white throated sparrows take over as the winter sunset singers. It’s funny to me that you see the white throated sparrows as summer birds whereas I see them as winter birds; we take turns enjoying their soulful songs. The spring evening bird is no doubt the American Robin.
I have insomnia and am frequently awake @ or before dawn. In fair weather I sit on my front porch and listen to the birds sing. What a lovely way to greet the day, for the birds and the insomniac both! Robins are among my favourites. They sit on the hydro poles and wires and sing the most beautiful songs.
This is a great, very interesting video. The researcher’s hypothesis makes sense, especially given the results of their study. I wonder, also, if singing early in the morning helps get their song heard by more females due to less noise competition from other bird species that may tend to rise later, and perhaps by other, less fit members of their own species (later risers). In addition, sound travels better in cold temperatures and calm conditions (I know you mentioned less windy conditions), and, as we know, it is almost always colder in the early morning before the sun rises than later in the day.
Live in a burb...blah....and the older I get the more I wait for the return of spring to hear early morning bird song. It fills me with relief...once more forgiven of trespasses...by those diminutive divas.
early morning, fresh air, a cup of hot chocolate and these absolutely beautiful birdie songs... divine!! pure bliss.. helped a LOT with my anger and depression management i gladly admit.. :)
In the second edition of the book "ornithology" by Frank B. Gill, there's a really good chapter of how birds sing and why they're so freaking loud. I'm willing to bet that book is already on your shelf.
Thanks so much, Lesley - that does make perfect sense! When we were stationed in Germany many moons ago, those of us in my office would comment about that stinkin' "Vienna Birds Choir" that started every morning at 4. ;)
Every time I hear Lesley say, “about”, it reminds me of that scene in the “South Park” movie. “It’s A-Boot.... It’s A-Boot...” LOL While I do get a chuckle out of her saying that, there’s something about the accent that intrigues me.
So cool! Never thought of it as a warm up, makes sense! Thanks lesley 😊 I love the hermit thrush song, I so look forward to hearing it in person one day. Theres a blue jay on my street that I always wake up to - it doesnt bother me, just reminds me of your jays 😂 I hope I can spot it some day ☀️
You bring such beauty and education and loveliness to TH-cam for everyone. You give such a wonderful gift to this World and the handwriting LesleytheBirdNerd is an extra touch of your elegance! The photography & names you give of birds for people who'd never get the chance otherwise to see these birds & learn about them are so very kind and generous and important for all. Thank you very much for all you do to educate us about birds, and yes I agree about the early warm-ups make sense.
When we had a house, with trees on the property, there was one Robin who sang the sun up each morning and down each evening. This male bird perched on one particular broken crotch of a tree, not high up, but well positioned. His song was beautiful and well timed. The morning and evening songs were different, happier in the AM, more somber in the evening.
That is awesome! So happy for you!! So far the most I get is an imperious blue jay landing on my balcony railing right in front of me and glaring at me, to let me know I need to replenish the peanuts, lol.
I love listening the birds in the early morning hours, some spring and summer Mornins ill take my coffee out on the deck and just listen, it would relax me so much I would bang out of work and just listen to the birds! Now I'm jobless but I love Birds!!
There's always when it's still dark and cold is an appealing time to females to hear a male that's awake and could be a warmer place to be than a cold branch :)
Hi! My late reply 😉. I 💕 hearing the birds at that time, i wake up, listen, go back to sleep. So soothing. Well, all this time I thought it was Heralding the Dawn 🤣🌅🌇. L8rr 😙🐦
😂 my husband likes to sleep with the window open in the summer but day after day found himself jumping out if bed every 4am to slam down the window sash! grumbling *%#@# birds! ( robins are quit loud in the magnolia outside our window) as their predawn "wake up call" began. " Why do they have to get so chatty at such an ungodly hour of the morning!? the sun isn't even UP yet!" SLAM!
I had no idea only male birds were singing!! That rocks my world! I just started feeding house finches on my balcony in Vancouver. I'm loving the birds' life ❤️
The "warming up" hypotheses explains why birds sing for an extended period of time, but I don't see how it explains why they sing before dawn. Why do they need to reach their full signing ability right when the sun comes up? Anyways, it's still really interesting.
My second channel :) - th-cam.com/channels/QstQaxXjIr0hdXgbHpUniA.html
Might I suggest also linking to it in the description, as well as your channel's "Channels" tab?
@@kittybeans8192 thanks. I meant to do that. :)
@@LesleytheBirdNerd what are you talking aboot?
Thank you so much for these videos. Love both your channels!
Think you might enjoy a study on Havvai’ian birds sometime..
The history might intrigue you..
As a fellow northerner, I am so delighted to hear birdsong in the morning and I don't care what time they start.
Me, neither. The songs let me know that warmer, more pleasant weather is coming.
Me too!
Came for the birds, stayed for the birds.
Came for the birds, stayed for the 'aboots' 1:15 1:27 2:19 3:17 check it 'oot' 6:15
I f.. . A bird once
You came for the birds I came on the birds
@@caterpillajoe5225 incredible wow
@@TheSurefireProject it's okay I wore a mask no bird flu for me
I remember David Attenborough saying this. He also mentioned since insects aren't as active in the morning the birds could also be singing simply because "there's nothing better to do."
I love the sounds of the birds every morning and I can sleep through the songs, thankfully birds in my area don’t begin singing until just as the sun starts to come up.
To me, Birdsongs are very soothing! Something about them being awake and singing so early in the morning soothes my soul and sends me back to sleep! BTW, we have some very LOUD birds out here in San Francisco, but I can't identify any of them! However, I know there is a wild nest of Parrots making their way across our neighborhood! I don't know what they're doing over here, in Noe Valley when their home is in North Beach, in the Northern part of the city, but a flock has made their way over in the South part of town and they chatter away in the afternoons as they fly over our houses! They are bright green Parrots and they're so beautiful!
Their singing is a gentle wake up call where I live in London - it's quite soothing.
Yeah they make waking up much more peaceful🙂
In my dad's town, they sang as early as 04:30 in summers
Count Your Blessing they're screeching outside here in Pennsylvania 2 hours before the sun even starts to come up and it's more obnoxious than it is soothing
"Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark."
I always loved this line, and Leslie's channel always helps me get a good dose of birds ^_^
... and feels it whether it's there or not.
Enjoyed both of your sayings/poems. Part of a favorite of minr-
"Hope is the thing with feathers,
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all"
(Part of a poem by Emily Dickinson).
I owe a Blue Jay for giving me hope - long story. - Stephanie
I work nights-- love the birds!!! When I was very young and delivered newspapers, I LOVED hearing birds at 3 am ❤️Now, I ADORE the birds -- they remind me of God's love for mankind. 🎵 Music 🎶🎵🎶🐦🐓
I live in Australia! I’ve noticed that birdsong has faded... but since my community planted native plants in an empty lot we have been hearing magpies, lorikeets and much more! Please provide places for birds to live!🥰
It might sound funny but I have always wondered about why BIRDS sing/wake up so early. Thanks for the video.
Me too. Especially when it is still dark at times. Very odd. Just perfect for them, I guess.
I am an “early bird” . I just love having birds wake me up with their songs. Makes me happy.
Those Robins in the Spring. They change the whole atmosphere. I can almost feel the change in seasons when I heard that.
I never really thought about why they sang so early in the mornings. I just thought it was a natural thing for them to do. I've always enjoyed the sounds of birds singing. It never bothered me. It was always so soothing and peaceful.
My favorite melody of all is the song of the Hermit Thrush. I could listen to it all day!
This was a really great video. Thanks! 😊
Chickadees are the ones in the mountains I really enjoy. We like to call them cheeseburger birds.
Thank you for the information on early singing. My mother was a meadow lark and the rest of the family was night Owl's. She was the one chirping in the morning! We threw pillows at her!
Hahahah
I've never minded the "early birds". I love the science ... thanks for sharing!
I work overnights and am outside in the wee hours of the morning. This is a question I've had for some time and I'm so glad that you addressed it. The last theory makes so much sense and is the one I'm going with. I enjoy your channel so much. Now I'm headed to your other channel to see what you have going there.
Interesting. I had always been told that it was for security. The birds called to each other to locate others of their species, just like horses nicker to each other and other animals "call". Sort of like saying, "Here I am. Where are you right now?" When they get calls back, they are reassured all is right with the world and that there were others of their species in the neighborhood. Whenever my parrot heard the birds, he immediately began calling to them. Of course, his call sounded like a screech rather than a song.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing that little bit of information. Btw, I think it it adorable that your parrot calls to the birds it hears outside
Yes in the daytime some of their calls are to say "I'm over here".
Parrots will do that too. One of my parrots screeches when he sees a bird come to one of the feeders - I taught it to do that so I can put food out if feeders are empty. - Stephanie
I think the “Here I am” theory is quite good regarding bird singing in general. The question of why it needs to be so darn early however - the topic of this video - is more complex methinks. :)
My budgies do the same when they hear or see birds outside they fly to my windows and look out at them and screech trying to get their attention, it’s very cute
I have experienced this with multiple bird species calling to each other. Always there is one bird that calls out very early, almost still dark, then another bird calls back and then another bird calls and on and on. These birds are of different species by the sound of their calls. It's always like they are saying "I survived the night, who else survived the night". Different bird species can understand each other and care for each other. I also have a parrot, a rainbow lorikeet, and he talks to the outside birds and they talk back to him. I have also found that when a bird sings the sound is totally different than when a bird talks. The morning calls taper off after all the birds have had their say. One morning there was suddenly a deafening silence for about five minutes followed by many birds sounding very sad for a very long time; I suspect it was learned that a bird didn't survive the night.
I live in western Oregon, and each spring, I hear violet green tree swallows singing as early as 4 AM. I love it!
As an early morning person, I love hearing them singing before it gets light. Thank you for these videos, teaching me about birds and seeing those cuties makes my day.
Such sweet birds! I don't care when I hear them! Keep a fan or a white noise machine in your room if you don't want to hear them! They are a sweet voice of nature that I truly love!
As a young boy delivering newspapers at 4:30 to 5:30am, it was always cardinals. So loud, so early my son has complained of their racket. The first and last to my feeders...my cardinals. This year 2 regular males have gone through the molting process, and still look pretty sad.
I love hearing birds early in the morning. I love hearing them anytime of day, for that matter.
Fascinating. I think this is why too...I love hearing them early as well as all day long!
I love hearing birds first thing in the morning. My husband can't stand it, but I look forward to the times of year we can sleep with the windows open. Hearing birds gives me such a happy feeling. My grandfather raised homing pigeons and had bird feeders and houses everywhere, so i think they remind me of him.
That's so sweet about them reminding you of your grandfather ♥️🐦
I love the songs no matter the time of day. A friend told me years ago that the birds sing to call the trees into bloom. A lovely thought. I love both of you channels. 🕊
That is a lovely thought, I agree thanks for sharing with me🐦🙂
Makes perfect sense. Their songs do not bother me in any way. It doesn't disrupt me at all.
Hi Lesley!
Quite an interesting topic to ponder and the findings of the study cited does make sense to me.
In contrast to the wee morning hours I had discovered that at a moment during late dusk or twilight the outdoors becomes deafening silent for almost a half an hour. I first became aware of this phenomenon when I used to live on a mountain top when I operated a forest fire lookout tower.
Each evening around 8:30 to 8:45 (June-July-August) the woods would become absolutely silent. Sitting on my cabin porch listening to this transition was truly fascinating. Then about 9:15 to 9:30 the night creatures would come alive offering up a new and different chorus.
Hi Bill,
I have noticed the same here over the years. I'm not sure what the reason is but it's definitely interesting. Thanks for sharing your own observations over the years. Take care and have a lovely new week ahead
Bill, I can relate - I was once a radio-transmitter operator on a remote mountaintop. Not much to do except bask in the glow of the vacuum tubes. But I digress: researchers should record that silence and then use their fancy transistorized computers to do a spectral frequency harmonic analysis of it and find out what's making it. Just a quick thought.
Bill Starr...... that sounds like a heavenly experience. I'm quite jealous 😃
I practice piano every Sunday around 3... the birds loveeeee the piano. Can hear it when they whistle.. They sound very happy. It feels like I get to talk to the birds 🙂
That's so cool and interesting
I've thought this myself when I play my banjo on the back porch. I feed then in fall and winter, so I think they are more relaxed around me vs strangers. Who knows?!
Yesss they love any type of music. When i sing some musical songs wiyh my window open sometimes birds come on my window sill and listen to me haha
@@NOONE-cd4gu that's just cool. Being a music nerd I hear everything... This past week I had an owl hooting in the key of B. I was parroting his hoots... He would hit an e... Then drop a fourth to B. Guess his call worked... There's another owl I suspect is his new girlfriend 😁 maybe I should resolve my speech dropping a fourth. Nature at its best.
@@UncleMike81 hahaha i actually dont really understand notes. I never could. I just follow utube videos on how to sing and thats it😂
But i can like distinguish different notes with my ear. If that makes sense.
Like i cant tell if its an A or B. But i can tell when the notes and or pitch changes
I've always loved the morning songs and evening songs. I must confess that I hear evening songs more often recently.
I agree that hearing the birds in the morning is soothing. It certainly is. It is like a special reward that the morning gives you. The sound of birds and the sound of certain Birds bring back specific distinct memories of waking up mornings in different places that I've lived. The one that comes to mind the most is my grandmother's. It is just wonderful how birds singing can bring back special times and places.
Fortunately, well unfortunately sometimes, I am an early riser. So the birds don’t keep me up. I’m already up. I do love listening to them.
thank you Leslie, always look forward to your posts.
I have seen so many amazing beautiful birds when i travelled the world
As a new birder, I love these videos. Thank you!
I love hearing the early morning gulls, then followed by raven squawks, always special
I love ur channel. I think all bird sounds are cute! I always have...especially awkward ones like gulls. Thanks for this new information.
Are you a Californian?
When I'm visiting my husband in wales this is exactly how every morning begins at his house. I love it too!
Being a bird lover here in Australia, I liked the video as we visit Canada every few years. I've always loved the early bird calls, even if we probably have some of the loudest birds anywhere. We're so lucky with the sheer variety of bird species down here, especially the parrots. Our top morning call is the warbling magpie, with kookaburras & morning doves. Thankfully the screeching cockatoos don't start till sun up.
Your video made me smile as much as those darling singing sweeties!
Sitting in the sun on grass in a nice deckchair listening to birds songs is one of the few joys of this world that is truly paradise.
Man the American Robin song just bring me instantly back to my child hood.
Me too!
The singing is heaven 💗 Heaven's ambassadors
""Can you imagine that I once complained about birds!? I cant."" 😆
I think she actually said, “A-boot”. Lol!
@@andres983265 😁
And "sahng" instead of song, or as we might pronounce it in Appalachia, "sawng"
These Lesley bird videos are consistently excellent. I live at 49 degrees north and in late June, the birds are singing their brains out shortly after 4 am. The robins especially start early. I don't mind sparrow song at that hour, but the robins are LOUD. Keep up the good work!
"The big yellow light is coming!
I made it through the the black!
Look at me, I'm still here! I made it through"
On those occasions I get to hear the Robbins early wake up here in Kansas. Ahhh 😌 what a lovely moment.
Loved your, 18 Year old Bird Dilemma story, Lesley.
Algonquin Region loves to see those spring birds too.
Saying good-byes to the Hummingbirds, here now. :) Chirp Chirp
A lovely video, Leslie!
Growing up in London I used to moan about the very early morning blackbird alarm clock we had in the garden. Now, as a birder living in another European city, it’s a delight to hear them at 5am. They are one of my favourite singers. It always brings a smile to my face as I go back to sleep. Regards from Spain.
I don’t want to imagine a world without them. That would be a sad world.
I love your exclamation of the rehearsal whistles. Several several years ago I was having lunch outdoors my office and there was a noob it was a baby cardinal hardly any color did have a lot of feathers and he was practicing his notes. He successfully would get through note 12 and three and three would go really haywire. I sat there for the duration of my lunch listening to this bird practice he never did make it through the third note but I am thoroughly convinced he stayed there all day trying. It was absolutely delightful and I enjoyed my lunch a great deal.Stay safe everyone mask up
I love your accent especially when you say "out" or "about" 🥰
Great video. Their songs are never too early for me .😎 Thanks for sharing.
This makes so much sense. I've never even thought to wonder about it!
To my ears they are rejoicing. Every morning and every evening it is the sound of rejoicing, a joyful noise.
It makes my heart soar.
I enjoy hearing birdsong and the cooing of the mourning doves anytime of the day or night...but not the endless squawking of the crows. Lol Here in NY, the birds start singing at first light.
In the Bible, it says that all creation praises God. I like to think that's the reason for bird's raising their voices.
Amen.
I have just discovered your channel and subscribed and I'm only just a little ways through the video and I'm enjoying it. I just wanted to mention that I remember hearing that the reason that birds sing so early in the morning is that they are so happy and thankful to have made it through the night to morning. That they didn't freeze and that no predators got them etc. The poor sweet things are very vulnerable during the night especially.
It always makes me happy to hear the birds singing when I wake up in the morning. For a couple of weeks in late spring, the mockingbirds kept us up at night They sang as early as 2 a.m. outside our window and kept going for hours.
You are so lucky to have mockingbirds. I imagine that I'd be as fascinated with them as I am with Blue Jays
@@LesleytheBirdNerd - Lesley they are my second favorite to Blue Jays:):) - Stephanie
I received my new bird nerd mug yesterday and drank my morning coffee from it while watching my birds today :)
Aww no way! That's great, thanks a bunch for the support. Take care and have a great new week ahead
@@LesleytheBirdNerd you as well!
Yes that does make sense. I've often thought they sound like they're thanking God for a new day and praising Him.
Another in a long list of things that it's tempting to attribute to religious things, but actually has a perfectly reasonable scientific explanation.
Not to be a dick.
@cynthia g I have a very good explanation prepared actually.
(From time to time, it comes in handy in life as well)
Amen so true Bill
Peace peoples, maybe its all logical and they're thanking God all at the same time. Lets not go overboard here, its us people that think in or.. or and this here and that there. There is no reason why things can't be scientificly sound and religious at the same time.
@@magichands135 I am absolutely convinced they are praising and thanking the King. It is a shame to us when we lack where they excel. This is not a religious act as it is not a religious act to thank a fellow man that assists another with a task that costs him nothing. It is a personal relation ship decision to thank those that help us or to give credit where credit is due.
I can't decide which are more adorable. The birds or you. I think it's a tie. Love your channel and all the wonderful characters your winged friends are. Such personalities.
The white-throated sparrow songs are how I know that winter is coming.
The coldest hours are early in the morning... of course singing warms them up. It takes more effort to sing (bellow loudly) than to hop or fly. Using more energy warms them up faster.
liked and shared which makes my Sunday complete.
Thank you
For many years now, eastern bluebirds sing from the apple tree near my bedroom window to be my spring and early summer alarm clock. In summer and fall the wrens, tiny singers with LOUD mouths take the bluebirds place. In these dark winter times I am up before the birds.
Well, that explains the "rockin' robin"--an inhabitant of a courtyard tree in my condo complex, notorious for his 3AM blasts.
I find the vocals fascinating...your video absolutely brings this to light!!..thank you Lesley!!❤👍😁
The early bird catches the.... mate.
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Mockingbirds sing very loudly even at 12 midnight and beyond during the spring and summer seasons usually right outside ones window....
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For me, hearing a bird sing in the dark early morning is comforting. It makes me feel less alone to know that someone else is awake too, and their songs always warm my heart. The most notable early birds near me include the American robin, northern mockingbird, and song sparrow. The American Robin wakes around 3 am in the spring to sing as you said, and he does so very loud and clear. The northern mockingbird is incredible as he sings straight through the night without a break in the spring. The song sparrow is more of a year-round early songster who sings at the crack of dawn daily outside my window; he’s really set on keeping and defending his glorious territory! I also found it interesting to note the evening birds that sing lullabies every sunset for each season. Where I live, the summer evening songster is the grey catbird. The catbirds stay until sometime between early autumn to mid autumn, where the white throated sparrows take over as the winter sunset singers. It’s funny to me that you see the white throated sparrows as summer birds whereas I see them as winter birds; we take turns enjoying their soulful songs. The spring evening bird is no doubt the American Robin.
My theory is that a couple of birds wake up and start chatting to each other, and then the other birds get annoyed and start saying SHUT UP
I have insomnia and am frequently awake @ or before dawn. In fair weather I sit on my front porch and listen to the birds sing. What a lovely way to greet the day, for the birds and the insomniac both! Robins are among my favourites. They sit on the hydro poles and wires and sing the most beautiful songs.
This is a great, very interesting video. The researcher’s hypothesis makes sense, especially given the results of their study. I wonder, also, if singing early in the morning helps get their song heard by more females due to less noise competition from other bird species that may tend to rise later, and perhaps by other, less fit members of their own species (later risers). In addition, sound travels better in cold temperatures and calm conditions (I know you mentioned less windy conditions), and, as we know, it is almost always colder in the early morning before the sun rises than later in the day.
I think "Man" is much too loud for them, in the early a.m. hours, nowadays.
I think you are on to something there. Makes so much sense.
Lesley I use to complain about birds waking me, now I treasure the experience of their early songs💕 Thank you for all of the Excellent Videos💕
Fascinating, makes perfect sense. I enjoyed this, thank you!
Live in a burb...blah....and the older I get the more I wait for the return of spring to hear early morning bird song. It fills me with relief...once more forgiven of trespasses...by those diminutive divas.
Thanks Lesley, I learned a lot! And I loved their songs ❤️ so pretty! 🐦
early morning, fresh air, a cup of hot chocolate and these absolutely beautiful birdie songs... divine!! pure bliss.. helped a LOT with my anger and depression management i gladly admit.. :)
In the second edition of the book "ornithology" by Frank B. Gill, there's a really good chapter of how birds sing and why they're so freaking loud.
I'm willing to bet that book is already on your shelf.
I'm ashamed to admit that I havent even heard of that book...with that said I added to my list of bird books to buy. Thank you so much for that
Thanks so much, Lesley - that does make perfect sense! When we were stationed in Germany many moons ago, those of us in my office would comment about that stinkin' "Vienna Birds Choir" that started every morning at 4. ;)
You're very welcome 🐦🙂
Very interesting! I think the warm up theory makes sense.
This stirred childhood memories of Saturday mornings, early Spring. I loved waking to the songs.
"About" lol I chuckle Everytime you say it ☺️😄
haha! yeap I'm cursed with it no matter how hard I try to say it the "right" way, lol.
@@LesleytheBirdNerdConsidering where you live, you are saying it the right way Lesley!
Every time I hear Lesley say, “about”, it reminds me of that scene in the “South Park” movie. “It’s A-Boot.... It’s A-Boot...” LOL While I do get a chuckle out of her saying that, there’s something about the accent that intrigues me.
Fact: Some birds can sleep while flying!
This was an amazing video, really well made!
So cool! Never thought of it as a warm up, makes sense! Thanks lesley 😊
I love the hermit thrush song, I so look forward to hearing it in person one day. Theres a blue jay on my street that I always wake up to - it doesnt bother me, just reminds me of your jays 😂 I hope I can spot it some day ☀️
Aww that is so sweet, I'm glad the jay waking you up doesn't bother you. Mine wakes me every morning between 6 and 7 am, haha! :)
You bring such beauty and education and loveliness to TH-cam for everyone. You give such a wonderful gift to this World and the handwriting LesleytheBirdNerd is an extra touch of your elegance! The photography & names you give of birds for people who'd never get the chance otherwise to see these birds & learn about them are so very kind and generous and important for all. Thank you very much for all you do to educate us about birds, and yes I agree about the early warm-ups make sense.
Thank you for such a kind comment. Have a lovely evening
The birds are thanking God for their daily bread they're going to receive that day
THEY ARE THANKING WHO????? IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bobby Polfus don’t be stupid.
You are so right Bobby! There is a reason why God put us in a garden and instructed us to care for that garden. The cities have lost God.
When we had a house, with trees on the property, there was one Robin who sang the sun up each morning and down each evening. This male bird perched on one particular broken crotch of a tree, not high up, but well positioned. His song was beautiful and well timed. The morning and evening songs were different, happier in the AM, more somber in the evening.
I also got my first bird to eat from my hand! It was I believe a chipping sparrow
That is awesome! So happy for you!! So far the most I get is an imperious blue jay landing on my balcony railing right in front of me and glaring at me, to let me know I need to replenish the peanuts, lol.
That's awesome 👍🐦
I love listening rose them in the early morning. I have my coffee and listen. It sounds so pretty! I love birds!
We had mockingbirds that started at 3:00 am and went to late into the night!
I love listening the birds in the early morning hours, some spring and summer Mornins ill take my coffee out on the deck and just listen, it would relax me so much I would bang out of work and just listen to the birds! Now I'm jobless but I love Birds!!
They sing in the morning because they are happy they don’t have to go to work 😹
Exactly, no 9-5 needed to pay for mortgage. Birds are smarter than us!
In southern missouri, spring starts on Late February. Flowers start blooming at this time.
I wouldn't even know what to do with that kind of weather so early into the year.
@@LesleytheBirdNerd it's still a bit cold though
I know why they start singing so early in spring, so they can get my parrot up and screaming at 4:30 in turn to wake me up!
I so love the birds singing in the mornings and evenings! Towards summers end I see less birds and of course less song. I enjoy your videos very much!
There's always when it's still dark and cold is an appealing time to females to hear a male that's awake and could be a warmer place to be than a cold branch :)
Hi! My late reply 😉. I 💕 hearing the birds at that time, i wake up, listen, go back to sleep. So soothing. Well, all this time I thought it was Heralding the Dawn 🤣🌅🌇. L8rr 😙🐦
And here I thought they were just celebrating a brand new day......
@LesleyTheBirdNerd Your voice, backed by tweets, is so soothing for some reason. I vote for you to narrate some bird mystery novels.
It's never too early to hear birds sing
Sounds of birds at all times comfort me because I'm being included in the conversation 😃
It's like I'm part of the crew
😂 my husband likes to sleep with the window open in the summer but day after day found himself jumping out if bed every 4am to slam down the window sash! grumbling *%#@# birds! ( robins are quit loud in the magnolia outside our window) as their predawn "wake up call" began. " Why do they have to get so chatty at such an ungodly hour of the morning!? the sun isn't even UP yet!" SLAM!
Hahahaha. Poor husband, I'm so glad it dont bother me like it did when I was a teen. I sleep like a baby when they are singing now
I had no idea only male birds were singing!! That rocks my world! I just started feeding house finches on my balcony in Vancouver. I'm loving the birds' life ❤️
The "warming up" hypotheses explains why birds sing for an extended period of time, but I don't see how it explains why they sing before dawn. Why do they need to reach their full signing ability right when the sun comes up? Anyways, it's still really interesting.
Because the early bird gets the worm....right?