Listening to a Continent Sing

the companion website to the book by Donald Kroodsma

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW MT-270

Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Montana

June 3, 5:11 a.m.

Sunrise at 5:41 a.m.

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A white-crowned sparrow, seven songs over a minute, competing with a robin for airtime. This is the bird who can be heard in the background from 0:54 to 1:47 in MT-269.

Here's a quick comparison of the songs of these three neighboring white-crowned sparrows: MT-269, MT-270, MT-271.

Background

Mostly vigorous American robins; yellow warbler.

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Photo by Wil Hershberger