Carolina chickadee
Chapter 6: Song Learning Often Creates Complex Songs and Large Repertoires
Subchapter: Small to large repertoires
From page 87 in the book.
Photo by Wil Hershberger
♫393. During routine singing, a male typically repeats one of his songs several times before switching to another; during the transition from one type to another, he may alternate the two songs. May 11, 2004. Troutville, Virginia. (4:29)
♫394. Try tracking how this male uses his songs over a quarter of an hour. Various background birds include a loud chestnut-sided warbler using his aggressive dawn song, heard best from 9:05 to 10:18. May 21, 2010. Tye River Gap, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia. (15:36)
♫395. During the dawn chorus, this male sings four or five renditions of a particular song before switching to another, with some alternation of song types during the transitions, in the following sequence: A A A A B B B B B A B A B A A C C C C C B. In addition, the male "gargles" his aggressive notes at 0:40 and 1:23-1:28. May 7, 2004. Lake Anna State Park, Spotsylvania, Virginia. (1:59)