Eastern Meadowlark Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

Song (Eastern)
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New York, May 28, 1998Recorded by Randolph Little | Macaulay Library
Song (Eastern)
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Florida, January 06, 2014Recorded by Paul Marvin
Calls (Eastern)
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Indiana, May 26, 1995Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library
Calls (Eastern)
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Missouri, May 23, 1983Recorded by Ted Parker | Macaulay Library
Flight calls (Eastern)
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Florida, January 06, 2014Recorded by Paul Marvin
Song (Cuban)
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Camagüey, April 11, 2013Recorded by Tim Burr | Macaulay Library
Calls (Cuban)
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Las Tunas, April 22, 2007Recorded by Michael Andersen | Macaulay Library
Calls (Eastern)
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Oklahoma, March 20, 2008Recorded by Nathan Pieplow

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Songs

The male Eastern Meadowlark’s primary song consists of 3 to 5 (sometimes up to 8) pure and plaintive flutelike whistles all slurred together and gradually dropping in pitch, up to 2 seconds long. Male have a repertoire of songs, singing one song repeatedly for a time and then switching to a different version. They typically sing from an exposed perch, but occasionally sing in flight as well.

Calls

Eastern Meadowlarks give a single, sharp dzert note when humans or other meadowlarks intrude on their territory. Another distinctive sound is a harsh chatter that lasts 1.5 seconds and is given by both males and females. Both sexes have a series of weet calls that they give while in flight.