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During these solemn days, when the nation is rapt with the impeachment of the President, other voices can be heard beyond the cacophony. The gentle tweet, whistles and murmurs of birds, just out of sight or trumpeting in full view, are everywhere. Ignored by the masses or filtered by fingers in ears, the birds sing on. Let’s listen to a few of the voices that speak a constant truth.
Here is the voice of my title guest. Take a few seconds to hear this male announce his intentions. Another friend to my yard is the Summer Tanager. These birds are a bit more chatty and specific with what they have to say.
I’ll take some extra time to decipher this audio-video from my observations of the Tanagers I’ve hosted over the years. Here are the segments of time and my interpretations of the song variations.
0 to 0:24 seconds > Call of instruction (go away), predator alert.
0:25 to 0:38 seconds > Call to come, direction for chicks when ready to leave nest, or where a meal can be found.
0:39 to 0:57 seconds > This is my area-domain. Males will sing from the all points of their boundary after they have mated.
0:58 to 1:32 seconds > Call for a mate, challenge to males for mating rights and territory. Note how the male puffs up his feathers in the video while singing.
Some of my visitors are here just a while before they move on to other places. This Pine Warbler is one of those temporary neighbors. Here is his boisterous tune.
Not all birds are tenors or sopranos. At dusk, through the night and at dawn, the sultry singers fill the air with music. Here is one big boy that comes to dominate the scene around my home. The song below would sound like his and another that would answer.
Surprisingly, I don’t have a good photo of a Mockingbird. But, I can tell you how they sing and offer a great mix recorded by another person. This will be the longest audio selection of this article for good reason. Every Mockingbird selects parts of other bird songs and matches his own vocal abilities to create a melody. The songs are usually sections (in paired segments) of other birds around the area where the Mockingbird wants to establish his own territory.
In my yard you will hear a double tap of Chipping Sparrow, with two blasts of Blue Jay bark followed by long Cardinal tweets, etc. Often these songs carry on for a long time (as heard in the following).
I hope that the few birds that I have presented have taken you away from the mind numbing rumble media outlets have shoved upon us most of this year. I believe most of you that are reading (and enjoying the sounds) understand everything I have written and have rested your ears on the songs of these and the birds in your area.
Let’s hope more people can relax by tuning into the other sounds available. Sing often and joyfully feathered friends and ornithologist kin. Thank you for joining me today.
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