Short-billed Dowitcher Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

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Washington, September 05, 2020Recorded by Andrew Spencer | Macaulay Library
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New York, July 10, 2015Recorded by Chris Wood | Macaulay Library
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Florida, September 03, 2016Recorded by Paul Marvin | Macaulay Library
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North Carolina, August 09, 2017Recorded by Mike Stewart | Macaulay Library
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Alaska, June 01, 2015Recorded by Garrett MacDonald | Macaulay Library
Flock calls
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Louisiana, April 21, 2017Recorded by James (Jim) Holmes | Macaulay Library
Song (hendersoni)
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Manitoba, June 12, 1979Recorded by William W. H. Gunn | Macaulay Library
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Manitoba, June 12, 1979Recorded by William W. H. Gunn | Macaulay Library

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Songs

The three subspecies have somewhat similar trilling or grating songs, a series of rising and falling phrases that repeat themselves with varying length and emphasis.

Calls

The most commonly heard call from all three subspecies is a distinctive, soft tu-tu-tu, very unlike the high keek of Long-billed Dowitcher and more similar to the more strident call of Greater Yellowlegs.