[Tweeters] Bird song question

[Lynn Wohlers via Tweeters]

Thanks to Denis, from whom I always learn something. I like the term,
"whisper songs." Those autumnal Song sparrow songs are a treasure,
part of the poignancy of the season. I'm always happy to hear them again
and I'm glad you're hearing them, too, Carol.

Lynn
Anacortes

On Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 5:54 PM Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> Carol, a lot of songbirds have what are often called “subsongs,” similar

> or even not so similar to their normal songs, that they sing during winter.

> Some of our resident birds like Song Sparrows and Bewick’s Wrens maintain

> winter territories and sometime sing a variety of songs, with more variety

> than their full, typical songs when spring comes and hormone levels rise.

>

> First-year birds may sing during the winter too with songs different from

> those of the adults.

>

> These songs are often called “whisper songs,” but some people distinguish

> the two, reserving “whisper song” for full songs given by male birds in the

> breeding season but given very quietly.

>

> And Black-capped Chickadees have a great repertoire of vocalizations. You

> can check the sections on vocalizations in the species accounts in Bird of

> the World Online, and you can get a free membership for that if you are a

> member of the Washington Ornithological Society.

>

> Dennis Paulson

> Seattle

>

> > On Sep 17, 2024, at 3:46 PM, Tom and Carol Stoner via Tweeters <

> tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

> >

> > Do bird songs/calls change with the season? maturity of the bird?

> hormone levels?

> >

> > I ask because for the last month I've heard unusual bird sounds.  Song

> sparrows in our dense hedge travel along softly singing to themselves.  I

> tracked down a skulky bird in a brushy area making an odd twittering call

> that finally contained a couple "dee dee" notes before I saw the B-C

> Chickadee.  Any thoughts?

> >

> > Carol Stoner

> > West Seattle

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