Song Sparrow Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

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Oregon, April 09, 1989Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library
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Maine, June 13, 1962Recorded by Robert C. Stein | Macaulay Library
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West Virginia, June 14, 2009Recorded by Wil Hershberger | Macaulay Library
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New York, May 27, 1952Recorded by Arthur A. Allen | Macaulay Library
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Oregon, October 30, 1989Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library
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Oregon, October 30, 1989Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library
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New York, May 27, 1952Recorded by Arthur A. Allen | Macaulay Library

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Songs

The Song Sparrow sings a loud, clanking song of 2–6 phrases that typically starts with abrupt, well-spaced notes and finishes with a buzz or trill. In between, the singer may add other trills with different tempo and quality. The song usually lasts 2-4 seconds. Patterns of songs vary over the species’ enormous range, so the Song Sparrows you hear when traveling may not sound quite like those from your hometown.

Calls

Song Sparrows have a sharp chip note to indicate alarm or anxiety; both sexes make it when excited or if predators approach a nest. Females make a harsh chatter at their mates during nest-building, or at a female intruding on the territory. Young or subordinate birds make a softer, tsip note.