bird music-veery

Songs and calls of some New York State birds

Bird Songs in Musical Notation


1. Veery (Catharus fuscescens) Hamden CT, May 2000. The range of the sonogram is 0-5512 Hz.
sonogram of Veery song; buttons below play this song.

Hear song.
   
Hear music

Hear song at half speed.
   
Hear music at half tempo.
transcription of Veery song; buttons above play this music.


For comparison, here is Mathews' Veery transcription (I have left out the dynamics, ornamentation and phrasing indications):

Mathews' transcription of Veery song


2. Veery (Catharus fuscescens) Letchworth State Park, Leicester NY, May 2001. This bird sang in double-time. The range of the sonogram is 0-5512 Hz.
sonogram of Veery song; buttons below play this song.

Hear song.
   
Hear music.

Hear song at half speed.
   
Hear music at half tempo.
transcription of Veery song; buttons above play this music.

This may have been the song Mathews transcribed as follows:
Mathews' transcription of Veery song



Tony Phillips
November 15 2003