Birdsong for the
Curious Naturalist

Rock wren

Chapter 6: Song Learning Often Creates Complex Songs and Large Repertoires
Subchapter: Small to large repertoires
From page 90 in the book.

♫405. Over 200 songs, delivered in typical rock wren fashion. Sometimes he was at the top of the boulder looking down on me, and when he slipped behind the boulder, his songs were not as loud. During his dozen songs in the first minute, he uses five different songs in the following sequence: A B A C B C B D C B D E. June 12, 2008. Jeffrey City, Wyoming. (16:57)

♫406. During an intense dawn chorus, males often call between songs. March 24, 2017. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California. (5:36) Recorded by Janet Grenzke.