Listening to a Continent Sing

the companion website to the book by Donald Kroodsma

SPOTTED TOWHEE ID-298

Cambridge, Idaho

May 28, 5:11 a.m.

Sunrise at 6:05 a.m.

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Spotted towhees, lots of them, at least five audible in this recording. The foreground bird sings clearly, repeating one of his songs eight times before switching to a new one (at 0:52), which he then offers seven times (for a singing program here of 8A 7B). The near bird in the background alternates two songs throughout.

Background

An American robin singing constantly.

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Photo by John Van de Graaff