Songs

• Song (California deserts)
  
  Recorded by William R. Fish
  California June 1955
• Song (Arizona)
  
  Recorded by William W. H. Gunn
  Arizona June 1970
• Song (Texas)
  
  Recorded by Robert C. Stein, Robert B. Angstadt
  Texas April 1961
Courtesy of Macaulay Library
© Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Song a loud series of harsh "char" notes, increasing slightly in volume and pitch.

Calls

• "Tek" calls
  
  Recorded by William W. H. Gunn
  Arizona June 1970
• "Tek" Calls grading to chatter
  
  Recorded by Harriette Barker
  Arizona July 1977
• Buzz calls
  
  Recorded by Harriette Barker
  Arizona August 1977
• "Rack" call
  
  Recorded by Linda R. Macaulay
  October 1997
• "Chuck" call (California deserts)
  
  Recorded by William R. Fish
  California June 1955
• "Chuck" call (Baja California)
  
  Recorded by Linda R. Macaulay
  October 1997
• Growl calls
  
  Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller
  Arizona May 1991
• Growl calls
  
  Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller
  California June 2002
• "Scri" calls
  
  Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller
  California June 2002
• Screams/squeals
  
  Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller
  Arizona July 1987
• Call
  
  Recorded by L. Irby Davis, Carl A. Aiken
  Arkansas July 1958
• Call of young bird
  
  Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller
  May 1985
Courtesy of Macaulay Library
© Cornell Lab of Ornithology.