Dodgy bird song.

[Callander1]

I don't know if anyone else has ever noticed. On more than one occasion, I have been watching an American film, or a drama, on TV. Or even a movie. And there! In the middle of the desert, somewhere. The unmistakeable song of a Willow Warbler or even a Chiffchaff. And I will never forget a particular episode of CSI Miami. The good guys were raiding a large house. And while they did their heroic deeds. A chaffinch was going at full volume, in the garden.
So I am wondering. Is there perhaps, a pan oceanic version of these species? Or did someone really mess up, on their post production sound effects?

[clydebirder]

I've noticed that before in some US made films, in Dances with Wolves a Willow Warbler can be heard singing in background on a couple of scenes, for some reason they are used fairly frequently as a background noise

cheers, John

Originally Posted by Callander1

I don't know if anyone else has ever noticed. On more than one occasion, I have been watching an American film, or a drama, on TV. Or even a movie. And there! In the middle of the desert, somewhere. The unmistakeable song of a Willow Warbler or even a Chiffchaff. And I will never forget a particular episode of CSI Miami. The good guys were raiding a large house. And while they did their heroic deeds. A chaffinch was going at full volume, in the garden.
So I am wondering. Is there perhaps, a pan oceanic version of these species? Or did someone really mess up, on their post production sound effects?

[gavinol]

i never notice these before..but after reading these i found it interesting and now i notice it

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[Maggie28]

Link does not seem to be working?

[PeterB]

It's a spammer. Looks like he got banned quickly. They troll all sorts of forums posting llinks. I moderate a forum (not related to birds) and I have to take out a couple every day. Indian IP address, broken English post and a link to a website. They get paid for click thru's.

[Maggie28]

Originally Posted by PeterB

It's a spammer. Looks like he got banned quickly. They troll all sorts of forums posting llinks. I moderate a forum (not related to birds) and I have to take out a couple every day. Indian IP address, broken English post and a link to a website. They get paid for click thru's.

Oh right. Should have picked up on that.


I think it strange for American shows to have British bird calls used. They must have similar songs/chirps to the British.
Watching NCIS one night and as they stood on the beach shore, a dolphin popped up and swam on in the background. Just a brief glimpse but I thought, that can't be real. But why fake it? I know dolphins in Florida and the likes do come pretty close to shore at times.

[PeterB]

They also seem to go for old threads for some reason. This was before my time. I am now going to listen all the time for bird calls on TV. Doh!

Glad you are a fan of NCIS, my favourite at the mo.