White-throated sparrow
Chapter 4: How a Bird Gets Its Song
Subchapter: Learned songs of songbirds, and babbling
From page 52 in the book.
Photo by Laure Wilson Neish
♫171. Song—I like the ohhhhh sweeeet Can-a-da Can-a-da Can-a-da mnemonic, though untold variations occur on the "three long introductory whistled notes followed by triplets" theme (see p. 67 in book). June 15, 2012. Mt. Mansfield, Stowe, Vermont. (1:18)
♫172. Plastic song by four-month-old male. October 22, 2007. Hawley Bog, Hawley, Massachusetts. (0:36)