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DISC 5 • Calls (California, June, ML 22900, WRF). • Calls (California, May, ML 118886, GAK). 31. Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta • Song is a short melodious series of clear, rich, flute-like notes and phrases. Males produce a variety of song variations. (Washington, June, ML 42243, GAK). • Flight song preceded by a series of plaintive whistle calls (California, May, ML 120219, GAK). • Rattle call (California, May, ML 120219, GAK). • Another common call is an atonal cluck (Oregon, June, ML 129002, MJA). 32. Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus • Male’s song is an unmelodious, abrasive and tortured ko-caa-AA-ow…..waaaaaaow (California, May, ML 50191, GAK). • Female vocalizations include a nasal, complaining waaa-waaa-waaa (California, June, ML 48821, KJC). • Male vocalizations (California, June, ML 48821, KJC). • Tsheck call (California, June, ML 120487, TGS). 33. Brewer’s Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus • Songs and calls of a flock (California, March, ML 120487, TGS). • Single bird alternating whistled squeee song with chucks (Oregon, June, ML 44978, GAK). 26 • Another common song is a slurping schl-r-rr-up (Oregon, May, ML 120237, GAK). • Calls include a mellow, raspy be-beep (Oregon, May, ML 120237, GAK). • Call is an up-slurred, raspy poo-eeep (California, May, ML 120233, GAK). 34. Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater • Distinctive song is a low gurgling note followed by a high, thin, up-slurred whistle (California, May, ML 120254, GAK). • Flight whistles (California, June, ML 87904, CAM). • Female chatter call is a rattling ch-ch-ch-chch-ch (Oregon, June, ML 47593, DSH). • Female chatter call (California, May, ML 119485, GAK). 35. Bullock’s Oriole Icterus bullockii • Song is a series of emphatic, slightly nasal, warbled phrases (California, April, ML 22789, WRF). • Second example of song (California, May, ML 125388, TGS). • Chatter call and song elements (Oregon, June, ML 105699, GAK). • Check call (California, May, ML 50153, GAK). • Other calls include a somewhat harsh, squeaky choo and more musical, whistled phew (California, April, ML 22789, WRF). 36. Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis • Typical call is a variable, husky chew (California, May, ML 12980, RCS). • Another call is a two-parted chee-ew (California, June, ML 99389, RSL). • Third example of call (California, June, ML 99387, RSL). 37. Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata • Call notes similar to Gray-crowned Rosy- Finch, including similar sounding chee-ew and chew calls. A low-pitched flock call, pert-pert-pert, is also heard. (Utah, June, ML 12977, RCS). 38. Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator • Song is a rich, mellow warble with rolling or undulating changes in pitch (California, June, ML 47580, DSH). • Call is often double or triple-noted cha-vlee or po-peep-lee that rises in pitch (California, June, ML 47580, DSH). • Call is a soft, unobtrusive ip (California, June, ML 106754, RSL). 39. Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus • Song is a rich mellow warble like that of Pine Grosbeak, but with different tonal quality and song structure. Songs often start and end softly with loudest portion in the middle. Songs are slower than those of Cassin’s Finch and less burry than those of House Finch. (Oregon, April, ML 119470, GK). DISC 5 • Second song type, referred to as “Vireo song”, is composed of two and three-parted, raspy phrases with a vireo-like quality (Oregon, April, ML 42193, GAK). • Call is a dry pit (California, March, ML 119462, GAK). 40. Cassin’s Finch Carpodacus cassinii • Song is a fast, energetic warble from beginning to end. During courtship examples of mimicry are incorporated into song. (Oregon, June, ML 44965, GAK). • Second example of song (California, June, ML 107518, DSH). • Short song bouts (California, June, ML 106627, RSL). • Calls include keeup and tidilip (California, June, ML 80354, RSL). • Call is an explosive too-ee-oo (Oregon, June, ML 44973, GAK). • Call is a brief tew (California, June, ML 80352, RSL). 41. House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus • Slower than Cassin’s or Purple Finch, the song of House Finch is a harsh-sounding warble often ending in an up-slurred zurrree (California, June, ML 105669, GAK). • Second example of song is similar to above, but ends with a burry, down-slurred zeeeo or zeeeur (California, June, ML 105676, GAK). • Typical call is a wheezy, up-slurred whert (Oregon, June, ML 44967, GAK).
DISC 5 42. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra • Song often begins with a few introductory notes that are very similar in quality to call notes. In this example it is a rhythmic and symmetrical tip-tip-tip, jeep-jeep-jeep, teepteep-teep. (Oregon, June, ML 44987, GAK). • Second example of song (Oregon, June, ML 44987, GAK). • Typically in a short series, the most frequently heard call is jip-jip-jip. Song fragments are also present in this recording. (Oregon, June, ML 44987, GAK). • Second example of jip call (Oregon, June, ML 44960, GAK). • Juvenile call is a repeated chitoo… (Oregon, June, ML 111131, TGS). 43. Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea • Calls of a foraging flock include series of che-che-che notes, also given in flight and a variety of trills (Alaska, June, ML 132155, GV). • Call given by perched birds is a metallic, rising turureee (Alaska, June, ML 132166, GV). 44. Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus • Songs have similarities with those of American Goldfinch, but are much more raspy or harsh. They are long, fast, choppy sequences of scratchy, warbled notes intermixed with twitters, chatters and conspicuously up-slurred notes. (California, May, ML 120288, GAK). 27 • One common call is a conspicuously upslurred deeeee. Spee-ah call and a fragment of song are also heard. (Oregon, February, ML 44845, GAK). • Most distinctive call is a raspy, rising zzzhreeeee (California, June, ML 63010, DSH). • Various calls from a flock (Oregon, March, ML 44858, GAK). 45. Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria • Song is an extremely intricate yet jumbled assortment of grating notes and clear warbles repeated randomly. Songs are not as sweet as those of American Goldfinch. Mimicry of other species is commonly incorporated. (California, April, ML 22869, WRF). • Second example of song incorporates plaintive, down-slurred tee-yer notes and frequent mimicry (California, May, ML 50174, GAK). • Calls include a plaintive, down-slurred teeyer and a rising tee-ah (Oregon, June, ML 44930, GAK). • Additional raspy and slurred calls (Arizona, May, ML 109055, GAK). 46. American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis • Song is a rapid, bubbly sequence of high frequency notes and phrases given in a random order. Call notes are commonly incorporated into the song. (California, April, ML 56837, GAK). • Second example of song (California, May, ML 111054, TGS). • Calls include a variety of high, wiry whistles and a soft ti chi chi, often given in flight (California, May, ML 111057, TGS). 47. Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus • Typical calls include an explosive keeer, reminiscent of the call of a House Sparrow, and an even-pitched trill (Oregon, June, ML 111139, TGS). • Trill calls (Oregon, June, ML 125382, TGS). • Keeer call (California, June, ML 125248, MJA). 48. House Sparrow Passer domesticus • Male song is a monotonous series of simple cheep or cheerup notes. It is given frequently year-round. (Washington, August, ML 50543, DSH). • Second example of male song (Texas, April, ML 105554, GAK). • Call is a wheezy wheea (Montana, June, ML 26328, RCS). • Chatter call (Montana, July, ML 14437, RSL). • Flock calls (Texas, May, ML 14435, PPK). Alphabetized Species List Disc number and track number follow common names. Auklet, Cassin’s 2.56 Auklet, Rhinoceros 2.57 Avocet, American 2.13 Bittern, American 1.59 Bittern, Least 1.60 Blackbird, Brewer’s 5.33 Blackbird, Red-winged 5.29 Blackbird, Tricolored 5.30 Blackbird, Yellow-headed 5.32 Bluebird, Mountain 4.19 Bluebird, Western 4.18 Bobolink 5.28 Bobwhite, Northern 1.45 Brant 1.5 Bufflehead 1.25 Bunting, Lazuli 5.27 Bunting, Snow 5.25 Bushtit 4.3 Canvasback 1.18 Catbird, Gray 4.27 Chat, Yellow-breasted 5.2 Chickadee, Black-capped 3.47 Chickadee, Boreal 3.50 Chickadee, Chestnut-backed 3.49 Chickadee, Mountain 3.48 Chukar 1.31 Collared-Dove, Eurasian 2.61
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