Chipping sparrow
Chapter 5: More about Song Learning
Subchapter: Big decisions: When, where, and from whom to learn
From page 56 in the book.
Photo by Marie Read
Example 1. One song from each of two neighboring birds with similar songs (♫188). You can also listen to longer recordings of each male: ♫192, ♫193. May 2, 2015. Garland Lodge and Golf Resort, Lewiston, Michigan. (0:10, 1:24, 1:16)
♫188—one song from each of two neighboring males
♫192, ♫193—longer recordings from those two neighbors
Example 2. One song from each of two neighboring birds with similar songs (♫189). Longer recordings of each male: ♫194, ♫195. May 2, 2015. Garland Lodge and Golf Resort, Lewiston, Michigan. (0:13, 1:27, 1:14)
♫189—one song from each of two neighboring males
♫194, ♫195—longer recordings from those two neighbors
Example 3. One song from each of two neighboring birds with similar songs (♫190). Longer recordings of each male: ♫196, ♫197. May 3, 2015. Garland Lodge and Golf Resort, Lewiston, Michigan. (0:12, 0:47, 1:30)
♫190—one song from each of two neighboring males
♫196, ♫197—longer recordings from those two neighbors
Example 4. One song from each of two neighboring birds with similar songs (♫191). Longer recordings of each male: ♫198, ♫199. May 5, 2015. Look Park, Northampton, Massachusetts. (0:11, 1:03, 0:43)
♫191—one song from each of two neighboring males
♫198, ♫199—longer recordings from those two neighbors