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Vesper Sparrow
58kB
White Throated Sparrow
[under repair]
73kB
Zonotrychia albicollis
Long Island, November 1996.
Artnote:
Compare the theme
of the opening chorus in Judas Maccabeus:
110kB
White Throated Sparrow
99kB
Long Island, April 1997.
(Inverted song)
102kB
Long Island, April 1997.
(Note: Tseet) [under repair]
Chappaqua, April 1999.
Hear about the Bi-lingual Sparrow in Central Park
in Bradley Klein's NPR report
(broadcast April 9, 2001).
Field Sparrow
63kB
Spizella pusilla
New Paltz, July 1996.
(Ascending song)
70kB
Long Island, May 2000.
Chipping Sparrow
72kB
Spizella passerina
Albany, April 1998.
Slate-colored Junco
48kB
Junco hyemalis
``A simple, twittering trill.'' (Chapman)
A sharp, kissing note
21kB
Ithaca, May 2002.
Swamp Sparrow
64kB
Melospiza georgiana
Ithaca, May 1999.
``A loose trill, similar to Chipping Sparrow's but slower, sweeter and
stronger ...'' (Peterson)
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
These two sing from neighboring trees:
Sparrow A
71kB
Sparrow B
79kB
Long Island, June 1996.
Here are four songs (about 60 kB each)
from the repertoire of one sparrow.
He sings each six or seven times before passing to the next.
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Song Sparrow Sonogram and Slow-Motion
Frequency displayed linearly, range 0-11050 Hz.
Color (yellow < red < blue) shows intensity.
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Half Speed (87kB MP3 file) |
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