Songs and calls of some New York State birds

Bird Songs in Musical Notation

Hermit Thrush A (Catharus guttatus)

Recorded in Bristol, Maine June 18 1998. This bird had (at least) nine songs, which can be labelled G6(1600), A6(1800), A#6(1850), C7(2060), D#7(2540), E7(2710), G7(3100), A7(3620), A#7(3790) by their beginning pitches.

1.The song with beginning pitch G6 = 1600Hz. The range of this sonogram is 0-5512 Hz.

Hear song.     Hear song at half speed.     Hear music.     Hear music at half tempo.

2. The song with beginning pitch A#7 = 3790Hz. The range of the sonogram is 0-11024 Hz.

Hear song.     Hear song at quarter speed.     Hear music.     Hear music at quarter tempo.

3. The song with beginning pitch G#7 = 3273Hz. The range of the sonogram is 0-11024 Hz.

Hear song.     Hear song at half speed.     Hear music.     Hear music at half tempo.

In this transcription I have left out the dissonant grace-notes etc.

• Index
• Introduction
• Veery
• Hermit Thrush A
• Hermit Thrush B
• Hermit Thrush C
• Hermit Thrush D
• Swainson's Thrush

Tony Phillips
November 15 2003