Alder flycatcher, willow flycatcher
Chapter 4: How a Bird Gets Its Song
Subchapter: Inborn songs
From page 45 in the book.
Alder flycatcher Photo by Brian E. Small
Willow flycatcher Photo by Brian E. Small
♫140. Alder flycatcher: Singing male from Alaska. In the background are a Lincoln's sparrow (e.g., loud at 0:23) and a white-crowned sparrow (e.g., 0:42). June 16, 2017. Slana, Alaska. (1:51)
♫141. Alder flycatcher: Dawn singing from Massachusetts, with song sparrow, American robin, common yellowthroat, and more. 4:42 to 4:58 a.m. Sunrise at 5:14 a.m. June 7, 2012. Berkshire Mountains, Heath, Massachusetts. (16:05) Recorded by Janet Grenzke.
♫142. Alder flycatcher: Singing male from Maine, with swamp sparrow and frogs. June 23, 2012. Westmanland, Maine. (2:56)
♫143. Alder flycatcher: Song, with one example from Alaska, one from Massachusetts, and one from Maine. (0:08)
♫144. Willow flycatcher: Songs, from Missouri. June 2, 2008. Prairie State Park, Mindenmines, Missouri. (4:21)
♫145. Willow flycatcher: Songs, from Kentucky, with frogs. May 31, 2010. Lincoln Homestead State Park, Springfield, Kentucky. (10:40)
♫146. Willow flycatcher: Songs, from Massachusetts, a few minutes excerpted from ♫147. June 19, 2016. Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Hadley, Massachusetts. (5:13).
♫147. Willow flycatcher: Songs? Yes, indeed, the entire dawn chorus from one individual. What a marvelous recording to explore in all its glory. He stirs on his night roost with a couple of soft calls (beginning at 0:04) and soon takes flight, singing on the wing; distant songs in the flight are heard from 1:13 to 1:20. Listen with headphones and you'll hear him circle around in this stereo recording. He then settles back on his perch, and his first true "song" is heard there at 1:49, a creet, then a FIZZ-bew, and he's off and running for the next 51 minutes. 4:01 to 4:54 a.m., sunrise at 5:13 a.m. June 19, 2016. Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Hadley, Massachusetts. (54:33)