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Sound Sleuthing: Listen to Eastern and Western Chipping Sparrows

December 9, 2020
Chipping Sparrows from the eastern U.S. and Canada sing a slower song with fewer notes than their western counterparts. Recordings of eastern and western Chipping Sparrows by Wil Hershberger/Macaulay Library.

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Explore more sound recordings, photos, and video of Chipping Sparrows across their range in the Macaulay Library archive.

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