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UpdatedApril21,2016.
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Birderswholistencarefullyto
birdsquicklylearnthatthere
aremanydifferenttypesof
birdsoundsthathavedifferent
meaningsanduses.
Understandingthesedifferent
birdnoisesandbeingableto
distinguishthemisthefirst
stepineffectivebirdingbyear
andidentifyingbirdsbasedon
sound.
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Birdsmakeavarietyofcalls,songsandsoundswithalanguageascomplex
asanyspokenwords.Eachtypeofsoundhasadifferentpurpose,andbirds
usethemindifferentcircumstances.
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AlarmCalls:Thesesharp,piercingcallsareusedtowarnotherbirdsof
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typicallyshortbutloudandcancarryovergreatdistances.Theyarealso
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oftenquicknoisesthatcanberepeatedrapidlytowarnofevengreater
danger.Alarmcallsmayalsobeusedbyaggressiveorangrybirdsto
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threatenothersorwhilechasingotherbirdsaway.
BirdingBasics
BeggingCalls:Madebyyoungbirds,theseplaintivecallsaredesignedto
drawattentionandmayincludesmallpeeps,whinesandchirps.Begging
callsarenotusuallyloud,butcanbeheardclearlyinthevicinityofanest.
Juvenilebirdswillcontinuetousethesecallsevenafterleavingthenest.
Beggingbirdsoundsarefrequentlyaccompaniedbywingfluttersandother
motionstoattractparentbirds'attention.
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ContactCalls:Whenbirdstravelinflocksorwhentheywanttosignalone
another,theyusecontactcalls.Thesearemoderatelyloudchirps,chips,
buzzesandothersimplebirdsoundsthatareclearbutnotaspiercingas
alarmcalls.Matesmayusethemtokeepintouchwithoneanother,or
contactcallsmaybeusedtoalertotherbirdstoagoodfoodsource.
FlightCalls:Manybirdshavespecificcallstheywillgiveonlyinflight,and
thesecanbesomeofthemostusefulbirdsoundstolearnforidentifying
birds.Aflightcallmaysoundsimilartocontactsyllablesoritmaybeslightly
moremusical,butingeneraltheyareusedforbirdstoannouncetheir
presencetootherswhilemoving.Thesecallsaremostcommonduring
migration,andbirderscanoftenidentifybirdsmigratingatnightbytheir
distinctivecalls.
Songs:Songsarethemostdistinctiveandfamiliarbirdsounds.Theseare
longer,moreelaborateandgenerallymoremusicalstringsofsyllablesthat
havemanypurposes.Birdsmayusesongstoattractmates,advertisetheir
territoryordiscourageintruders.Thequality,durationandvariationofbird
songsdependonthespecies,andtherearealsogeographicsong
variationsinbirdpopulations.Birdsmayalsohavedifferentsongsfor
differenttimesofday,ormayonlysinginthemorningorevening.Some
birdsonlysingduringthespring,othersmaysingyearround.Some
species,suchasthenorthernmockingbird,areexcellentmimicsofother
birdspeciessongsandunusualnoises.
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Inadditiontosongsandcalls,manybirdspeciesalsoincorporatenonverbal
soundsintotheirlanguage.Someofthesesoundscanfunctionsimilarlyto
callsorsongs,suchasattractingmates,defendingterritoryorsignaling
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alarm.Differenttypesofnonvocalsoundsinclude...
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Billdrumming,oftenonahollowsurfacetoproducegreaterresonance
SoundsDoBirds
2 Sounds
3 Birds
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Wingbeatsorbuzzing,clappingortrillingsoundsthewingsmakeinflight
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IdentifyBirdCalls
andSongs
Sounds
HummingbirdsMake
Billsnapsorclacks,oftenfromaggressivebehavior
Scratchingnoisesasbirdsforageinleaflitter
Boomsatthebottomofsteepdivesorfromthroatorchestairsacsduring
courtship
Allofthesesoundscanbeusefulforidentification,notonlyfromthenoise
itself,butalsofrominterpretingthebirds'behaviorthatcreatesdistinctive
nonvocalsounds.
HowtoUseBirdSounds
Birderswhoarefamiliarwiththedifferentsoundsbirdsmakecanusethose
soundsforauditoryidentification.Forexample,thetypeofcallmaygive
birdersaclueofwhattolookfor.Hearinganalarmcallmaypromptan
observantbirdertosearchforbirdsofpreynearby,whilehearingabegging
callmayinitiateasearchforawellhiddennest.Whenthebirdisspotted,
thenoisesitmakes,includingthepitch,tone,rhythmandqualityofits
sounds,canhelpcreateapositiveidentificationofthespecies.
Birdingbyeartakespractice,butbirderswhounderstandthedifferenttypes
ofbirdsoundscanusetheirearsaswellastheireyestofindandidentify
birdsinthefield.
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