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For the Birds 2 Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

K0TLG: It seems that this cache may be located on private property, it is very close but to be safe I am going to archive it.

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Hidden : 7/17/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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******Not at Posted Coordinates*******

Have you ever sat in your backyard and filtered out the sound of traffic and the hum of your neighbors air conditioner? If you have you may have noticed the sound of several birds chirping. But, could you identify those birds just by their song? It is a challenge as most birds have multiple songs that are not nearly the same.

Solve this puzzle and learn something at the same time as you join the hobby of bird watching (and listening). It is the second most popular hobby in the U.S. only exceeded by gardening. That being said I would guess that if you have a bird feeder you are considered a bird watcher and if you have a plant you are considered a gardner.

Identify the songs of the birds in the audio clips. The birds used are quite common and all can be found in Minnesota. The first bird song is the first number of latitude and so on. Pick the bird from the list below and use the last or only digit. There are no twists, turns or hidden parts to this puzzle. The same bird will not be used more that once and of course not all the birds listed are used. To listen to the audio clips go to the related web page link listed above. The Latitude clip has 7 bird songs, the longitude has 8. Each song is seperated by a few seconds of silence. In some of the clips other birds can be heard in the background, it is only your goal to identify the bird in the foreground.

Any spelling errors are unintentional and not meant to lead you astray, please ignore them. You will be looking for a camo taped waterproof match container.


1. Bald Eagle
2. Mallard Duck
3. Robin
4. Nuthatch
5. Canadian Goose
6. Crow
7. Scarlet Tanager
8. Red Headed Woodpecker
9. Common Loon
10. Catbird
11. Red-tailed Hawk
12. Brown Thrasher
13. Flicker
14. Horned Lark
15. Chickadee
16. Coopers Hawk
17. Bluebird
18. Pileated Woodpecker
19. Meadowlark
20. Red winged blackbird
21. Rose Breasted Grosbeak
22. Mourning Dove
23. Great Blue Herron
24. Cardinal
25. Pheasant
26. Wood Duck
27. Oriole
28. Ruby Throated Hummingbird
29. Starling
30. Killdeer
31. Barred owl
32. Yellow Bellied Sap Sucker
33. Chipping sparrow
34. Dark Eyed Junco
35. Purple Finch
36. Blue Jay
37. Eastern Kingbird
38. Blackbird
39. Tufted titmouse
40. Gold Finch
41. American Red Start
42. Yellow Warbler
43. Trumpeter Swan
44. House Sparrow
45. Common Nighthawk
46. Brown Headed Cowbird
47. Downy Woodpecker
48. Bufflehead
49. Red Bellied Woodpecker
50. Spotted Sandpiper

Important, when you think you have the puzzle solved enter the solution into geochecker, the final location is not the solution you will get from the puzzle, the final location will be revealed in geochecker.


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)