Western Bluebird Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

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Colorado, May 17, 2013Recorded by Nathan Pieplow
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California, May 20, 1988Recorded by Thomas G. Sander / Macaulay Library
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California, April 25, 1986Recorded by Thomas G. Sander / Macaulay Library
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California, June 04, 2020Recorded by Paul Marvin / Macaulay Library
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California, June 18, 1988Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller / Macaulay Library
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Colorado, April 28, 2011Recorded by Nathan Pieplow
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California, April 12, 2012Recorded by Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library
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Colorado, April 28, 2011Recorded by Nathan Pieplow

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Songs

Western Bluebird songs tend to be a string of various call notes, particularly the kew note along with other stuttering or whistled notes. The result is a soft, hesitant song that can last 1-2 seconds.

Calls

The most common call is a soft, quavering kew that may be given from a perch or in flight and is often given several times in succession. They also make a harsher, double-noted che-check when changing position, and a chattering call when disturbed.