Western Wood-Pewee Sounds

Overview
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Life History
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Sounds

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California, June 11, 2018Recorded by Wil Hershberger / Macaulay Library
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California, May 31, 2001Recorded by Randolph Little / Macaulay Library
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California, June 15, 1990Recorded by Kevin J. Colver / Macaulay Library
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Washington, August 10, 2019Recorded by Phil Green / Macaulay Library
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California, June 15, 2018Recorded by Wil Hershberger / Macaulay Library
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California, June 09, 1995Recorded by Wil Hershberger / Macaulay Library
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California, June 09, 1995Recorded by Wil Hershberger / Macaulay Library

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Songs

Western Wood-Pewees sing a burry and nasal sounding version of their own name, pee-wee or pee-er. This song is sung from an exposed perch and is heard throughout the day on the breeding grounds and during migration. At dawn males sing a long peee followed by two short pip pip notes, with a bit of the pee-wee song thrown in as well. Their song is much burrier and shorter than the Eastern Wood-Pewee’s song.

Calls

Males and females give a burry bzew when communicating with their mates or when defending their nests. The call has a similar quality to the pee-wee song but it has only one syllable. They repeat this call every 0.5–2 seconds.