Sound Moment · Catskills Scrub Chorus, Warbler and Sparrow Voices
Common Yellowthroat: Rolling witchity-witchity from the thicket
A Common Yellowthroat closes with a rolling, bouncing witchity-witchity, clear and tonal up front.
Catskills Scrub Chorus, Warbler and Sparrow Voices
shrubby young-growth hillside, late May · May 21, 2026
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Sound Moments
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- A Chestnut-sided Warbler leads off with a bright pleased-pleased-pleased-to-MEETCHA.
- A Chipping Sparrow rattles a flat, dry trill behind it, steady and insect-like.
- A Common Yellowthroat closes with a rolling, bouncing witchity-witchity, clear and tonal up front.
Full transcript
- A Chestnut-sided Warbler leads off with a bright pleased-pleased-pleased-to-MEETCHA.
- A Chipping Sparrow rattles a flat, dry trill behind it, steady and insect-like.
- A Common Yellowthroat closes with a rolling, bouncing witchity-witchity, clear and tonal up front.
What you're hearing
- Time0:05 into the recording
- BirdCommon Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Sounds likerolling witchity-witchity from the thicket
- WhereCatskills
More from this recording
- 0:00Chestnut-sided Warbler: Pleased-pleased-pleased-to-MEETCHA warbler phrasesounds like pleased-pleased-pleased-to-MEETCHA warbler phrase
- 0:02Chipping Sparrow: Dry mechanical trill from far offsounds like dry mechanical trill from far off
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