[Cornell Lab staff imitating bird song] — [Marc] Sweet Sweet Sweet – Isn’t it sweet? — [Mya] Old Sam Peabody Peabody Peabody. — [Kathi] Quick, Three Bears! — [Michael] Drink Your Tea! — [Marc] I will see you, and I’ll seize you, and I’ll squeeze you till you squirt! You can think that this is the Warbling Vireo talking to the insect: “I will see and and I’ll seize you and I’ll squeeze you until you squirt.” [LEARNING BIRD SONGS] — [Michael] Before I could identify bird songs they all sort of blended together. — [Kathi] Learning how to identify bird songs by ear is super important to develop great birding skills. — [Andrew] The cacophony or the ensemble of birds that are singing really give me a sense of place. — [Kathi]  It’s for me like wearing a comfortable blanket. I feel secure when I know who is singing around me. — [Marc] It makes me feel like I’m maybe a secret governmental agent who is always aware of their surroundings. They know where everybody is seated in a room, right, so it’s kind of like that. — [Andrew] It allows me to go out into the forest any time of the year and detect a lot of the birds that I might not be able to see. — [Kathi] If you’re just starting out trying to learn bird song, go slow. — [Michael] Once you know the songs and you know the mnemonics it’s much easier to figure out which sounds belong to a single individual. — [Kathi] How often do you get to see a Connecticut Warbler? Not very. But if you hear it you’re like Oh! I know that there’s a Connecticut Warbler in here and I’m going spend some time searching around looking for it.