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Hi all<br>
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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.<br>
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Roger Craik<br>
Maple Ridge BC<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks to Denis, from whom I always learn
something. I like the term, "whisper songs." Those autumnal Song
sparrow songs are a treasure,
<div>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. </div>
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<div>Lynn</div>
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5:54 PM Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <<a
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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.<br>
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First-year birds may sing during the winter too with songs
different from those of the adults.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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Dennis Paulson<br>
Seattle<br>
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> Do bird songs/calls change with the season? maturity of
the bird? hormone levels?<br>
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> 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?<br>
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> Carol Stoner<br>
> West Seattle<br>
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