[Tweeters] Bird song question

[Roger Craik via Tweeters]

Hi all

I've only heard a Song Sparrow singing it's low song once. You wouldn't 
believe it was the same bird. The song was quite intricate compared to 
its Spring song and very quiet.

Roger Craik
Maple Ridge BC

On 2024-09-18 3:17 p.m., Lynn Wohlers via Tweeters wrote:

> 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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