Songs and calls of some New York State birds

Sparrows

Vesper Sparrow 58kB
Pooecetes gramineus
Long Island, May 1996.

White Throated Sparrow 73kB
Zonotrychia albicollis
Long Island, November 1996.
Artnote: Compare the theme of the opening chorus in Judas Maccabeus. 110kB
White Throated Sparrow 99kB
Long Island, April 1997.
(Inverted song) 102kB
Long Island, April 1997.
(Note: Tseet) 25kB
Chappaqua, April 1999.
Hear about the Bi-lingual Sparrow in Central Park in Bradley Klein's NPR report (broadcast April 9, 2001).

Field Sparrow 63kB
Spizella pusilla
New Paltz, July 1996.
Field Sparrow (ascending song) 70kB
Long Island, May 2000.

Chipping Sparrow 72kB
Spizella passerina
Albany, April 1998.

Slate-colored Junco 48kB
Junco hyemalis
``A simple, twittering trill.'' (Chapman)
A sharp, kissing note 21kB
Ithaca, May 2002.

Swamp Sparrow 64kB
Melospiza georgiana
Ithaca, May 1999.
``A loose trill, similar to Chipping Sparrow's but slower, sweeter and stronger ...'' (Peterson)

Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
These two sing from neighboring trees:
Sparrow A 71kB
Sparrow B 79kB
Long Island, June 1996.

Here are four songs from the repertoire of one sparrow.
He sings each six or seven times before passing to the next:

Song 1 60kB	Song 2 50kB
Song 3 59kB	Song 4 62kB

Long Island, June 1996.

Song Sparrow Sonogram and Slow-Motion

Normal Speed (50kB MP3 file)

Frequency displayed linearly, range 0-11050 Hz. Color (yellow < red < blue) shows intensity.

Half Speed (99kB MP3 file)

Long Island, April 2004.

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