Bird Sounds by Species

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Acadian Flycatcher

Acadian Flycatcher

Empidonax virescens
“an explosive peet-SAH! from deep shade”
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Song
Acorn Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus
“waka-waka-waka!”
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Song
Alder Flycatcher

Alder Flycatcher

Empidonax alnorum
“free BEER!”
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Song
Altamira Oriole

Altamira Oriole

Icterus gularis
“whee-delio, whee-delio!”
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Song
American Avocet

American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana
“kleeet, kleeet, kleeet!”
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Song
American Bittern

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus
“pump-er-lunk”
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Song
American Coot

American Coot

Fulica americana
“kuk-kuk-kuk!”
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Song
American Crow

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos
“caw caw caw”
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Song
American Golden-Plover

American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominica
“toodlink... wit-weeyou-wit”
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Song
American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis
“canary-like warble; po-ta-to-chip in flight”
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Song
American Kestrel

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius
“klee-klee-klee-klee!”
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Song
American Pipit

American Pipit

Anthus rubescens
“tsee-tsee-tsee, sip-sip-sip”
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American Redstart

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla
“high variable whistled phrases”
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Song
American Robin

American Robin

Turdus migratorius
“cheerily cheer-up”
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Song
American Three-toed Woodpecker

American Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides dorsalis
“brrr-r-r-r”
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American Tree Sparrow

American Tree Sparrow

Spizelloides arborea
“teedle-ee, teedle-ee, too?”
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Song
American Wigeon

American Wigeon

Mareca americana
“whee-oo, whee-oo”
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Song
American Woodcock

American Woodcock

Scolopax minor
“nasal peent, twittering sky dance”
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Song
Antillean Nighthawk

Antillean Nighthawk

Chordeiles gundlachii
“killy-ka-dick! pity-pit-pit!”
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Song
Arctic Loon

Arctic Loon

Gavia arctica
“kuh-WEEE... kuh-WEEE”
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Song
Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea
“kip-kip-kip, kee-ar!”
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Song
Arctic Warbler

Arctic Warbler

Phylloscopus borealis
“tsi-tsi-tsi-trrrr!”
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Song
Atlantic Puffin

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica
“brrrrr-rrr-rrr”
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Song
Audubon's Oriole

Audubon's Oriole

Icterus graduacauda
“wheeu, wheeu, whee-teeu!”
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Song
Bachman's Sparrow

Bachman's Sparrow

Peucaea aestivalis
“tea-sip, tea-sip, tssss!”
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Baird's Sparrow

Baird's Sparrow

Centronyx bairdii
“tsee tsee... trrreee”
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Song
Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus
“klee-klee-klee-klee”
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Song
Baltimore Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula
“rich melodious whistles”
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Song
Band-tailed Pigeon

Band-tailed Pigeon

Patagioenas fasciata
“whoo-whoo, woo...woo, woo”
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Bank Swallow

Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia
“pit-pit-pit-prreet-prreet”
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American Barn Owl

American Barn Owl

Tyto furcata
“banshee scream”
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Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica
“Cheery warble with squeaks”
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Barred Owl

Barred Owl

Strix varia
“who cooks for you”
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Bay-breasted Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Setophaga castanea
“tsi tsi tsi tsi tsi”
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Bell's Vireo

Bell's Vireo

Vireo bellii
“cheedle-cheedle-chew? zip-zip-zree!”
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Belted Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon
“Harsh rattle”
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Bendire's Thrasher

Bendire's Thrasher

Toxostoma bendirei
“whee-chew, whit-a-whit, chur-lee!”
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Bewick's Wren

Bewick's Wren

Thryomanes bewickii
“tee-dle tee-dle, cheer-cheer-cheer!”
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Bicknell's Thrush

Bicknell's Thrush

Catharus bicknelli
“bree-tee-teeu?”
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Song
Black-and-white Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia
“wee-see wee-see”
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Black-backed Woodpecker

Black-backed Woodpecker

Picoides arcticus
“brrrrr-brrrrr”
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Black-bellied Plover

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola
“kooodleeooo”
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Song
Black-billed Magpie

Black-billed Magpie

Pica hudsonia
“mag-mag-mag, chrrr-chee-chee!”
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Song
Black-capped Chickadee

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus
“fee-bee”
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Song
Black-capped Vireo

Black-capped Vireo

Vireo atricapilla
“cheery-cheery? see-me, see-me!”
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Song
Black-crested Titmouse

Black-crested Titmouse

Baeolophus atricristatus
“peter, peter, peter”
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Song
Black-crowned Night-Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax
“kwok!”
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Song
Black-headed Grosbeak

Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus
“Cheer-up, hurry up, sweetly-sweetly-chew!”
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Black-necked Stilt

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus
“kip-kip-kip-kip…”
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Song
Black Tern

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger
“kip-kip-kip-kip”
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Song
Black-throated Blue Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Setophaga caerulescens
“"I am so lazzzy" buzzy series”
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Song
Black-throated Gray Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Setophaga nigrescens
“buzzing "zeedle zeedle zeet-chee"”
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Black-throated Green Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens
“zee-zee-zee-zoo-zee”
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Black-throated Sparrow

Black-throated Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata
“tsee tsee, ti-ti-ti-ti-trrr”
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Black-whiskered Vireo

Black-whiskered Vireo

Vireo altiloquus
“chee? chur! whee-up, hurry-up, hear-me?”
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Blackburnian Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Setophaga fusca
“zip zip zip zip ZEEEE”
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea
“high nasal mews”
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Song
Blue Grosbeak

Blue Grosbeak

Passerina caerulea
“chur-chur chidi-chidi chee-chee-chew”
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Song
Blue-headed Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo

Vireo solitarius
“see? you—all; hear—me? too”
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Song
Blue Jay

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata
“jay-jay-jay”
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Song
Blue-winged Teal

Blue-winged Teal

Spatula discors
“peep-peep”
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Song
Boat-tailed Grackle

Boat-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus major
“reee-klik-glunk!”
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Song
Bobolink

Bobolink

Dolichonyx oryzivorus
“bubbly, tumbling R2-D2 jumble”
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Song
Boreal Chickadee

Boreal Chickadee

Poecile hudsonicus
“seee-u, seee-u”
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Song
Boreal Owl

Boreal Owl

Aegolius funereus
“poo-poo-poo-poo... like a tiny wooden flute keeping time”
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Broad-winged Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus
“peeeEEEeee”
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Song
Brown Creeper

Brown Creeper

Certhia americana
“trees, beautiful trees”
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Song
Brown-crested Flycatcher

Brown-crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus tyrannulus
“wheer-up, wheeer!”
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Song
Brown-headed Cowbird

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater
“liquid gurgling 'glug-glug-gleee”
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Song
Brown-headed Nuthatch

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Sitta pusilla
“squeaky toy”
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Song
Brown Thrasher

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum
“double phrases like 'plant-a-seed, plant-a-seed, berry-bush, berry-bush”
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Song
Burrowing Owl

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia
“soft 'coo-coooo”
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Song
Bushtit

Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus
“tsee-tsee-tsee-tsee”
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Song
Cactus Wren

Cactus Wren

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
“char-char-char-char”
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Song
Canada Goose

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis
“honk-honk-honk”
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Song
Canvasback

Canvasback

Aythya valisineria
“whoo-uhh, whoo-uhh”
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Song
Canyon Towhee

Canyon Towhee

Melozone fusca
“tew-tew-tew, ti-ti-ti”
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Song
Canyon Wren

Canyon Wren

Catherpes mexicanus
“tee-tee-tee-tee-ter-ter-ter-ter-ter”
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Song
Cape May Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina
“tsee-tsee-tsee-tsi-tsi-tsi!”
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Song
Carolina Chickadee

Carolina Chickadee

Poecile carolinensis
“fee-bee-fee-bay”
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Song
Carolina Wren

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus
“tea-kettle tea-kettle”
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Song
Caspian Tern

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia
“kree-ahh-ahh”
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Song
Cassin's Finch

Cassin's Finch

Haemorhous cassinii
“Here I am, up in the pine!”
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Song
Cassin's Sparrow

Cassin's Sparrow

Peucaea cassinii
“ti-ti-tseee... sureee-suree-suree”
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Song
Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum
“sreee (thin whistle)”
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Cerulean Warbler

Cerulean Warbler

Setophaga cerulea
“zray zray zray zreee!”
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Song
Chestnut-collared Longspur

Chestnut-collared Longspur

Calcarius ornatus
“tlee-dididlee, tlee-dloo”
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Song
Chimney Swift

Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica
“chip-chip-chip-chip”
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Chipping Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina
“one long, dry mechanical trill, like a sewing machine”
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Chuck-will's-widow

Chuck-will's-widow

Antrostomus carolinensis
“chuck-will's-WIDOW”
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Song
Clapper Rail

Clapper Rail

Rallus crepitans
“kek-kek-kek-kek-kek!”
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Song
Clay-colored Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Spizella pallida
“bzz-bzz-bzz-bzzzz”
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Cliff Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
“vreet-vreet-vreet-vreet”
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Song
Common Gallinule

Common Gallinule

Gallinula galeata
“kuk-kuk-KRAK! kuk-kuk-KRAK!”
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Common Goldeneye

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula
“kee-yoou kee-yoou”
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Song
Common Grackle

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula
“rusty gate screech”
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Song
Common Loon

Common Loon

Gavia immer
“wavering tremolo laugh, and a mournful wail”
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Common Merganser

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser
“cro-cro-cro / twaang”
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Song
Common Nighthawk

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor
“peent + boom”
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Song
Common Pauraque

Common Pauraque

Nyctidromus albicollis
“pur-WHEEER... pur-WHEEER”
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Song
Common Poorwill

Common Poorwill

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
“poor-will-ip”
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Common Raven

Common Raven

Corvus corax
“crrruk”
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Song
Redpoll

Redpoll

Acanthis flammea
“chut-chut-chut-chut-cheee-cheee-trrrrr”
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Song
Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo
“ki-ri-ri-ri-ri”
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Song
Common Yellowthroat

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas
“witchety-witchety-witchety”
Listen
Song
Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Astur cooperii
“kek-kek-kek”
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Song
Couch's Kingbird

Couch's Kingbird

Tyrannus couchii
“kip-breeeer!”
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Song
Crissal Thrasher

Crissal Thrasher

Toxostoma crissale
“chew-WEET, chur-chur, tee-dleeu!”
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Song
Curve-billed Thrasher

Curve-billed Thrasher

Toxostoma curvirostre
“wheet-wheet, chewida-chewida-chew!”
Listen
Song
Dark-eyed Junco

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis
“even, bell-like trill”
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Song
Dickcissel

Dickcissel

Spiza americana
“dick-dick-CISS-CISS-cissel”
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Song
Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens
“tsee-tsee-tsee!”
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Song
Dunnock

Dunnock

Prunella modularis
“a thin, squeaky warble”
Listen
Song
Dusky Flycatcher

Dusky Flycatcher

Empidonax oberholseri
“whit-SEET!”
Listen
Song
Eared Grebe

Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis
“kwee-kwee-kwee-trrrrr”
Listen
Song
Eastern Bluebird

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis
“cheer, cheerful, charmer”
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Song
Eastern Kingbird

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus
“tzee-tzee-tsee-kit-tzee”
Listen
Song
Eastern Meadowlark

Eastern Meadowlark

Sturnella magna
“spring-of-the-year”
Listen
Song
Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe

Sayornis phoebe
“fee-bee, fee-bee”
Listen
Song
Eastern Screech-Owl

Eastern Screech-Owl

Megascops asio
“monotone trill, and a ghostly whinny”
Listen
Song
Eastern Towhee

Eastern Towhee

Pipilo erythrophthalmus
“drink-your-tea-eee”
Listen
Song
Eastern Whip-poor-will

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Antrostomus vociferus
“WHIP-poor-WILL, WHIP-poor-WILL…”
Listen
Song
Eastern Wood-Pewee

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens
“a plaintive, whistled pee-a-wee”
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Song
Eurasian Blue Tit

Eurasian Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus
“tsee-tsee-tsurururu”
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Song
Eurasian Collared-Dove

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto
“coo-COO-cook”
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Song
European Robin

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula
“a bright, thin whistle”
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Song
European Starling

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris
“chattering ramble”
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Song
Evening Grosbeak

Evening Grosbeak

Hesperiphona vespertina
“short warble”
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Song
Ferruginous Hawk

Ferruginous Hawk

Buteo regalis
“kree-ah”
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Song
Field Sparrow

Field Sparrow

Spizella pusilla
“ping-pong-ping-pong-ping-pong-pong-pong-pong”
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Song
Fish Crow

Fish Crow

Corvus ossifragus
“uh-uh”
Listen
Song
Flammulated Owl

Flammulated Owl

Psiloscops flammeolus
“boo... boo... boo...”
Listen
Song
Fox Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca
“rich whistled phrases”
Listen
Song
Gadwall

Gadwall

Mareca strepera
“kek-kek-kek or daht-daht-daht”
Listen
Song
Gambel's Quail

Gambel's Quail

Callipepla gambelii
“ka-KAA-ka”
Listen
Song
Gila Woodpecker

Gila Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis
“churr-churr-churr!”
Listen
Song
Golden-crowned Kinglet

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus satrapa
“tsee-tsee-tsee-titi-ti”
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Song
Golden-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla
“Oh–dear…me”
Listen
Song
Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos
“klee-eeah… klee-eeah, decreasing in pitch”
Listen
Song
Grasshopper Sparrow

Grasshopper Sparrow

Ammodramus savannarum
“tik-tik-zzzzzz”
Listen
Song
Gray Catbird

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis
“a squeaky, variable string of phrases”
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Song
Gray-cheeked Thrush

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Catharus minimus
“veer-veer, whee-u, zeee”
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Song
Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus
“kyaaow, kyaaow, kyaaow-ah-ah-ah”
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Song
Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias
“low hoot & bill snap”
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Song
Great Crested Flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitus
“WHEE-eep! WHEE-eep!”
Listen
Song
Great Egret

Great Egret

Ardea alba
“low rrah-rrah-rrah”
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Song
Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus
“hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo”
Listen
Song
Great Kiskadee

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus
“kis-ka-DEE!”
Listen
Song
Great-tailed Grackle

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus
“kreeee-klik-glup!”
Listen
Song
Great Tit

Great Tit

Parus major
“tea-cher, tea-cher”
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Song
Greater Roadrunner

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus
“koo-koo-koo-koo-koo”
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Song
Greater Yellowlegs

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca
“klew-klew-klew-klew…”
Listen
Song
Green Heron

Green Heron

Butorides virescens
“skow-skow-skow”
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Song
Green-tailed Towhee

Green-tailed Towhee

Pipilo chlorurus
“drink-your-tea, zree-zree-zree!”
Listen
Song
Green-winged Teal

Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca
“preep-preep-preep”
Listen
Song
Hairy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosus
“peek-peek-peek-peek”
Listen
Song
Henslow's Sparrow

Henslow's Sparrow

Centronyx henslowii
“tsi-lick!”
Listen
Song
Hermit Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus
“ethereal flute”
Listen
Song
American Herring Gull

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus
“kee-ouh-ke-ke-ke-keaaa”
Listen
Song
Hooded Merganser

Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus
“low, frog-like 'grr-grr-grr”
Listen
Song
Hooded Oriole

Hooded Oriole

Icterus cucullatus
“weet-tew tew-turee!”
Listen
Song
Hooded Warbler

Hooded Warbler

Setophaga citrina
“ta-wee-ta-wee-ta-WEE!”
Listen
Song
Horned Grebe

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus
“kayik-kayik-kayik”
Listen
Song
Horned Lark

Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris
“tsee-tsee-tsee titu titu tita-tita”
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Song
House Finch

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus
“rollicking warble”
Listen
Song
Northern House Wren

Northern House Wren

Troglodytes aedon
“bubbly cascade of notes”
Listen
Song
Inca Dove

Inca Dove

Columbina inca
“coo-cup, coo-cup, coo-cup”
Listen
Song
Indigo Bunting

Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea
“High, sharp paired notes: "sweet-sweet chew-chew see-it see-it"”
Listen
Song
Kentucky Warbler

Kentucky Warbler

Geothlypis formosa
“chur-ee, chur-ee, chur-ee!”
Listen
Song
Killdeer

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus
“kill-deer kill-deer”
Listen
Song
King Rail

King Rail

Rallus elegans
“kik-kik-kik-kik-kik!”
Listen
Song
Lapland Longspur

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus
“tititititit-ti-ti-twee”
Listen
Song
Lark Bunting

Lark Bunting

Calamospiza melanocorys
“Sweet-sweet, ti-ti-ti, churrr!”
Listen
Song
Lark Sparrow

Lark Sparrow

Chondestes grammacus
“chew chee chee CHEEW wit chi chi”
Listen
Song
Laughing Gull

Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla
“ha-ha-ha-ha-HAH-ha”
Listen
Song
Lazuli Bunting

Lazuli Bunting

Passerina amoena
“Here-I-am, see-my-blue!”
Listen
Song
Least Bittern

Least Bittern

Botaurus exilis
“Soft coo-coo-coo”
Listen
Song
Least Flycatcher

Least Flycatcher

Empidonax minimus
“che-BEK! che-BEK!”
Listen
Song
Least Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla
“prree-prree-prree-prree…”
Listen
Song
Least Tern

Least Tern

Sternula antillarum
“kee-e-e kip kip kip”
Listen
Song
LeConte's Sparrow

LeConte's Sparrow

Ammospiza leconteii
“tss-ip tss-ip tssss”
Listen
Song
LeConte's Thrasher

LeConte's Thrasher

Toxostoma lecontei
“wheeer-wheet wheet-chew”
Listen
Song
Lesser Scaup

Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis
“soft purrrr-witz”
Listen
Song
Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes
“ti-ti-ti-ti-ti”
Listen
Song
Lincoln's Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii
“sweet-sweet-trill-trill-trill-chew”
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Song
Loggerhead Shrike

Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius ludovicianus
“Varied mix of harsh and sweet notes, in double phrases”
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Song
Long-billed Curlew

Long-billed Curlew

Numenius americanus
“Curlee whistle”
Listen
Song
Long-billed Thrasher

Long-billed Thrasher

Toxostoma longirostre
“cheer-up, churry-churry, whee-cha-cha!”
Listen
Song
Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl

Asio otus
“whoop... whoop... whoop”
Listen
Song
Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis
“ah-ah-ah-ah-OH-a-lee”
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Song
Louisiana Waterthrush

Louisiana Waterthrush

Parkesia motacilla
“slurred whistles, chippy jumble”
Listen
Song
Magnolia Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnolia
“short buzzing phrases accelerating then ending abruptly”
Listen
Song
Mallard

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos
“Female decrescendo quacks”
Listen
Song
Marbled Godwit

Marbled Godwit

Limosa fedoa
“ker-RECK”
Listen
Song
Marsh Wren

Marsh Wren

Cistothorus palustris
“chap-chap-chap cha-cha-CHURrr”
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Song
Merlin

Merlin

Falco columbarius
“ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki”
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Song
Mountain Bluebird

Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides
“few faint whistles”
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Song
Mountain Chickadee

Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambeli
“fee-bee... fee-bay!”
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Song
Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura
“coo-OO-oo-oo”
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Song
Mourning Warbler

Mourning Warbler

Geothlypis philadelphia
“churry churry churry chorry chorry”
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Song
Nashville Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapilla
“seewit-seewit-seewit-ti-ti-ti”
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Song
Nelson's Sparrow

Nelson's Sparrow

Ammospiza nelsoni
“tss-kzzzz-tik”
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Song
Northern Bobwhite

Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus
“bob-WHITE!”
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Song
Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis
“birdy-birdy-birdy”
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Song
Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus
“wicka-wicka-wicka”
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Song
Northern Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos
“mimic master”
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Song
Northern Parula

Northern Parula

Setophaga americana
“bzzzzzzZIP”
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Song
Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta
“prrreep”
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Song
Northern Pygmy-Owl

Northern Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium gnoma
“a slow, hollow toot every second or two”
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Song
Northern Saw-whet Owl

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius acadicus
“evenly spaced toots, like a back-up alarm”
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Song
Northern Shoveler

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata
“took-took-took”
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Song
Northern Waterthrush

Northern Waterthrush

Parkesia noveboracensis
“chirp-tsip-CHIP-chip-chip-tsip-CHIP!”
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Song
Olive-sided Flycatcher

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Contopus cooperi
“Quick-three-beers!”
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Song
Orange-crowned Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata
“tsee-tsee-tsee-tsee-ti-ti-ti”
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Song
Orchard Oriole

Orchard Oriole

Icterus spurius
“chew-chew-chooree-cheedle-cheedle”
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Song
Osprey

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus
“cheep cheep cheep”
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Song
Ovenbird

Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapilla
“teacher, teacher, TEACHER!”
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Song
Pacific Wren

Pacific Wren

Troglodytes pacificus
“teakettle-teakettle, silver-bubbles-brrr!”
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Song
Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos
“low-pitched ‘whooo, whooo, whooo…’”
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Song
Phainopepla

Phainopepla

Phainopepla nitens
“whee-teeu, chur-whee, whee?”
Listen
Song
Pied-billed Grebe

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps
“kow-kow-k’kow-kow-kow”
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Song
Pileated Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus
“Slow, deep ~3-sec roll that fades out”
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Song
Pine Grosbeak

Pine Grosbeak

Pinicola enucleator
“sweet-sweet, tew-tew, too-li-loo”
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Song
Pine Siskin

Pine Siskin

Spinus pinus
“zreeeee”
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Song
Pinyon Jay

Pinyon Jay

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
“kraw-kraw-kreeh-kreeh”
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Song
Plumbeous Vireo

Plumbeous Vireo

Vireo plumbeus
“see-me? wait-up... here-I-am? over-here”
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Song
Prairie Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Setophaga discolor
“zee-zee-zee-zee-ZEE”
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Song
Prothonotary Warbler

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea
“sweet sweet sweet sweet...”
Listen
Song
Purple Finch

Purple Finch

Haemorhous purpureus
“rich warble”
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Song
Purple Martin

Purple Martin

Progne subis
“prrt-prrt-chu-gheer gheer”
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Song
Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus
“a rolling, churring kwirr, and a chuckling chig-chig-chig”
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Song
Red-breasted Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator
“prrr-prrreee-reerp”
Listen
Song
Red-breasted Nuthatch

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis
“yank yank yank”
Listen
Song
Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus borealis
“sklit-sklit-sklit-sklit!”
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Song
Red Crossbill

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra
“chee-chee-double-chee-chirr”
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Song
Red-eyed Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus
“Here I am... where are you?”
Listen
Song
Red-headed Woodpecker

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus
“chur-chur-chur-chur”
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Song
Red-necked Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena
“keeee-kek-kek-kek...keeee”
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Song
Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus
“kee-aah, kee-aah”
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Song
Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis
“kreeeee”
Listen
Song
Red-winged Blackbird

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus
“konk-la-ree”
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Song
Redhead

Redhead

Aythya americana
“whee-ooo”
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Song
Ring-billed Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis
“kee-KEEE-yah, kee-yah, kee-yah”
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Song
Ring-necked Pheasant

Ring-necked Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus
“koor-KAA! kaawk”
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Song
Rock Pigeon

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia
“cooOOO-oo-coo”
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Song
Rock Wren

Rock Wren

Salpinctes obsoletus
“tsee-tsee churrr, ti-ti-ti cheer!”
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Song
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus
“a robin who took voice lessons”
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Song
Roseate Tern

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii
“kree-ah kree-ah”
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Song
Rough-legged Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

Buteo lagopus
“kee-eer kee-eer kee-eer”
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Song
Royal Tern

Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus
“kree-ee-kree”
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Song
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendula
“high thin notes, spirited musical jumble”
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Song
Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris
“(wing trill)”
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Song
Ruddy Duck

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis
“bup-bup-bup-bup-bup-bup”
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Song
Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Aimophila ruficeps
“see-see-see, sree-sree-sree”
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Song
Rusty Blackbird

Rusty Blackbird

Euphagus carolinus
“rusty hinge creak”
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Song
Sage Thrasher

Sage Thrasher

Oreoscoptes montanus
“sweet-chew, churra-churra, tee-u!”
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Song
Sagebrush Sparrow

Sagebrush Sparrow

Artemisiospiza nevadensis
“here-I-am, buzz-buzz, sweet-sweet!”
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Song
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris alba
“prrrp-prrrp-prrrp”
Listen
Song
Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis
“rattling bugled garrrooo”
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Song
Savannah Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis
“tsi-tsi-tsssip”
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Song
Say's Phoebe

Say's Phoebe

Sayornis saya
“pit pee-ur, pit pee-ur”
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Song
Scarlet Tanager

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea
“robin-like but burry”
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Song
Scott's Oriole

Scott's Oriole

Icterus parisorum
“cheer-chew, whee-lee, chur-lee!”
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Song
Seaside Sparrow

Seaside Sparrow

Ammospiza maritima
“chip-chip... zzzzzrrr”
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Song
Sedge Wren

Sedge Wren

Cistothorus stellaris
“tik-tik-tik, churr-churr-churr!”
Listen
Song
Sharp-shinned Hawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus
“kik-kik-kik-kik”
Listen
Song
Sharp-tailed Grouse

Sharp-tailed Grouse

Tympanuchus phasianellus
“brrr-coo, brrr-coo!”
Listen
Song
Short-billed Dowitcher

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus
“tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu”
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Song
Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus
“hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo…”
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Song
Snow Bunting

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis
“tli-tli-tli twi-twi-twi chir-chir-chir”
Listen
Song
Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula
“nah-ahh”
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Song
Solitary Sandpiper

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria
“whip-whip-whip-whip-whip”
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Song
Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia
“maids maids maids”
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Song
Sooty Grouse

Sooty Grouse

Dendragapus fuliginosus
“hoo... hoo... hoo-hoop”
Listen
Song
Sora

Sora

Porzana carolina
“KEE-kee-kee-kee-kee-kee-kee”
Listen
Song
Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius
“weet-weet-weet... (long pause)”
Listen
Song
Spotted Towhee

Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus
“ch’reeeeeee”
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Song
Sprague's Pipit

Sprague's Pipit

Anthus spragueii
“tinkly sip-sip-sip, see-see-sweeer”
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Song
Spruce Grouse

Spruce Grouse

Canachites canadensis
“thump-thump...thup-thup-thup”
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Song
Steller's Jay

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri
“shack-shack-shack-shaaa!”
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Song
Stilt Sandpiper

Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris himantopus
“krree-krree-krut”
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Song
Summer Tanager

Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra
“pit-a-tuck pit-a-tuck... (like a lazy robin)”
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Song
Swainson's Hawk

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni
“kreeeee”
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Song
Swainson's Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus
“melodious flute-like, spiraling upward”
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Song
Swainson's Warbler

Swainson's Warbler

Limnothlypis swainsonii
“tee-tee-tee-tee-WHEE-whee-whee!”
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Song
Tennessee Warbler

Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrina
“tsee-tsee-tsee, ti-ti-ti, se-se-se-se”
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Song
Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor
“liquid, gurgling chirps and chitters over the water”
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Song
Trumpeter Swan

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator
“trump-trump-trùùmp!”
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Song
Tufted Titmouse

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor
“peter peter peter”
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Song
Tundra Swan

Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianus
“whu-hoo-hoo-hoo”
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Song
Upland Sandpiper

Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicauda
“quip-quip-qeew-qeew-qeew”
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Song
Varied Thrush

Varied Thrush

Ixoreus naevius
“eeeerie whistle...”
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Song
Veery

Veery

Catharus fuscescens
“an ethereal downward spiral: vee-ur, vee-ur, vee-ur”
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Song
Verdin

Verdin

Auriparus flaviceps
“tee-ti-ti-ti-tsee!”
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Song
Vesper Sparrow

Vesper Sparrow

Pooecetes gramineus
“chee-ti-ti tisilée siléé siléé”
Listen
Song
Virginia Rail

Virginia Rail

Rallus limicola
“kik-dik-dik”
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Song
Virginia's Warbler

Virginia's Warbler

Leiothlypis virginiae
“see-see-see, suwee-suwee-suwee!”
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Song
Warbling Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Vireo gilvus
“If I see you I will seize you and I'll squeeze you till you squeal!”
Listen
Song
Western Bluebird

Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana
“cheer, churr-lee”
Listen
Song
Western Grebe

Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis
“creet-creet krree-ee-ee”
Listen
Song
Western Kingbird

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis
“kip-kip-kip-kip-trrrrr”
Listen
Song
Western Meadowlark

Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta
“sweet-sweet, goo-la-dee, goo-la-dee-loo”
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Song
Western Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper

Calidris mauri
“titititititititi”
Listen
Song
Western Screech-Owl

Western Screech-Owl

Megascops kennicottii
“boing, boing, boing-boing-boing”
Listen
Song
Western Tanager

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana
“pree-tew-tweet, pit-icana, pirr-zeew”
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Song
Western Wood-Pewee

Western Wood-Pewee

Contopus sordidulus
“peeeer”
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Song
Whiskered Screech-Owl

Whiskered Screech-Owl

Megascops trichopsis
“too-too-too-too-too...”
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Song
White-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis
“yank yank yank”
Listen
Song
White-crowned Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys
“thin whistles ending in a trill”
Listen
Song
White-eyed Vireo

White-eyed Vireo

Vireo griseus
“Pick-up-a-real-quick! who’s-looking-at-me?”
Listen
Song
White-rumped Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollis
“rip-rip-rip-trrrrrrrrr”
Listen
Song
White-throated Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis
“Oh sweet Canada”
Listen
Song
White-tipped Dove

White-tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi
“whooo... CROOO... croo-croo-croo”
Listen
Song
White-winged Crossbill

White-winged Crossbill

Loxia leucoptera
“tlee-tlee-tlee, churrr-tee-tee”
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Song
White-winged Dove

White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica
“who-COOKS-for-you”
Listen
Song
Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo
“Gobble-obble-obble”
Listen
Song
Willet

Willet

Tringa semipalmata
“pill-will-willet, pill-will-willet”
Listen
Song
Willow Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Empidonax traillii
“FITZ-bew”
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Song
Willow Ptarmigan

Willow Ptarmigan

Lagopus lagopus
“go-back, go-back, go-back!”
Listen
Song
Wilson's Phalarope

Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor
“rapid, dry prrri-prrri-prrri”
Listen
Song
Wilson's Snipe

Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago delicata
“hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo…”
Listen
Song
Wilson's Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla
“chee-chee-chee chet-chet-chet-chet”
Listen
Song
Winter Wren

Winter Wren

Troglodytes hiemalis
“tweedlee-tweedlee-tweedlee-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti”
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Song
Wood Duck

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa
“male: thin "jeeeb" whistle”
Listen
Song
Wood Thrush

Wood Thrush

Hylocichla mustelina
“ee-oh-lay, flute-like”
Listen
Song
Worm-eating Warbler

Worm-eating Warbler

Helmitheros vermivorum
“tsee-tsee-tsee-tsee-tsee”
Listen
Song
Wrentit

Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata
“Ping... ping-ping-ping-ping”
Listen
Song
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius
“drumming (tat-tat-tat...tap tap)”
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Song
Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus
“ka-ka-ka-kow-kow-kow-kowp”
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Song
Yellow-breasted Chat

Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virens
“whist, chuck, gurgle, hoot, cr-r-r-ack”
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Song
Yellow-headed Blackbird

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
“kreeee-kooorr”
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Song
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata
“soft musical trill”
Listen
Song
Yellow-throated Vireo

Yellow-throated Vireo

Vireo flavifrons
“three-A, three-A, three-A-dee”
Listen
Song
Yellow-throated Warbler

Yellow-throated Warbler

Setophaga dominica
“zee-zee-zee-zoo-zee”
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Song
Yellow Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia
“sweet-sweet-sweet, I'm so sweet”
Listen
Song

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