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Virginia's Warbler

Overview
ID Info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

Virginia's Warbler Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

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Arizona, April 20, 2013Recorded by Paul Marvin | Macaulay Library
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Colorado, June 22, 1960Recorded by L. Irby Davis | Macaulay Library
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New Mexico, April 18, 2020Recorded by Spencer Follett | Macaulay Library
Chip calls
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Colorado, May 22, 2013Recorded by Bob McGuire | Macaulay Library
Tink calls
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Colorado, June 20, 2010Recorded by Nathan Pieplow | Macaulay Library
Flight calls
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New Mexico, April 18, 2020Recorded by Spencer Follett | Macaulay Library

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Songs

Male Virginia's Warblers sing a sweet and clear warble that gets faster at the end. The song consists of 2 parts; the first part is slow and clear with each note almost countable and the second part is fast and a bit slurred. Males start singing when they arrive at the breeding grounds. They sing more softly as the breeding season progresses and eventually stop singing by mid-July.

Calls

The call of the Virginia's Warbler is a high-pitched, flat tic or chip.

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