bird song id - long shot?

[B. Amish]

so i hear this bird song the other night out hunting and i'd like to know what it was. i'll try to describe it. it was a single high note. it was at dusk. the closest thing i can relate it to would be a cardinal, but i'd never heard a cardinal sound like that. and it was just one note being sung.

habitat was an edge between tamarack, alder, cattail swamp, then some red/white pines, then a corn field.

[Big-Al]

How about a Canada Jay. (whiskey jack, camp robber, lumberjack, or several other nick names)

D a search on bird calls on line and listen to their call. You will probably hear the complete call but often I hear just that single high note from them.

[Dbl]

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library is the place to help you identify birds by sound. They have a beautiful on line site that covers it all. Let us know what you find out!

[eyeguy 54]

was it a short high chip sound? Cardinals do that. Long sound not a cardinal.

[MN Shutterbug]

You can also Google "what bird is it" for another excellent site with bird sounds.

[B. Amish]

thanks for the tips. i'm just not hearing what i heard in the woods on these searches. oh well, i will be back in the area this weekend and maybe i'll get to hear the song again. it's completely possible i was only hearing one note of an extended song.