Birdsong for the
Curious Naturalist

Eurasian collared dove

Chapter 4: How a Bird Gets Its Song
Subchapter: Inborn songs
From page 45 in the book.

♫139. Koo-KOO-kook song, with mechanical wing sounds as the bird flies off. At 3:19 three typical "landing calls" (hwaah  hwaah  hwaah) are heard as the bird alights perhaps 50 yards away on the utility wires. An oak titmouse sings in the background. March 20, 2017. Los Osos, California. (3:23)