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With wrens, Cardinals and Robins, it is interesting to listen very carefully for answering male birds that are often quite a distance away. There are minute difference in sons among one species that only birds detect. Ornithologists do this through recordings and sonograms. The point is that a Cardinal, for instance, is announcing his territorial rights. Answering Cardinals sing a song which can be loosely translated as: “Yes, I hear you and respect your announcement; you respect mine.” There is also a bit of this: “Anything you can sing, I can sing louder and better!”
A Tufted Titmouse song consists of two distinct notes that sound like pe-to, pe-to. This is repeated constantly when birds are establishing territory and courting.
White-throated Sparrows leave Virginia for the northwoods in May, after they have moulted. The black and white head stripes become clear and distinct. This is complimented by the bright yellow lores between the eye and bill. Before flying north these handsome sparrow often sing. It’s a sweet and pensive song, usually consisting of five notes. It starts low, moves up an octave for one note, then down again to three identical whistled notes.
From now until May, the number of birds contributing to the dawn chorus will grow until it is difficult to detect one singer from the next. Orioles, tanagers, vireos, and warblers will add to the songs being flung into the morning air.
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