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Bird Songs and Calls
How do some common birds sound? Birders use words to remember songs.
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- Black-capped ChickadeeBirdChick-a-dee-dee-dee, or a whistled fee-bee
- American RobinBirdCheerily, cheer-up, cheerio, a rolling song
- Northern CardinalBirdCheer, cheer, cheer, or birdie, birdie, birdie
- Blue JayBirdA loud 'jay! jay!' and sometimes a bell-like sound
- American CrowBirdCaw, caw
- Mourning DoveBirdA soft 'coo-AH, coo, coo, coo'
- Great Horned OwlBirdHoo, hoo-hoo, hoo, hoo
- Barred OwlBirdWho cooks for you? Who cooks for you all?
- Eastern Screech-OwlBirdA trembling, whinny-like trill
- Barn OwlBirdA harsh screech, not a hoot
- Whip-poor-willBirdWhip-poor-will, repeated
- Eastern PhoebeBirdFee-bee
- Eastern TowheeBirdDrink your tea
- White-throated SparrowBirdOld Sam Peabody, Peabody, Peabody
- Song SparrowBirdMaids, maids, maids, put on your tea-kettle-ettle
- American GoldfinchBirdPer-chick-o-ree in flight, a bouncy twittering
- Carolina WrenBirdTeakettle, teakettle, teakettle
- OvenbirdBirdTeacher, teacher, teacher, getting louder
- Common YellowthroatBirdWitchety, witchety, witchety
- Yellow WarblerBirdSweet, sweet, I'm so sweet
- Red-winged BlackbirdBirdConk-la-ree
- Western MeadowlarkBirdA flute-like gurgling song
- KilldeerBirdKill-dee, kill-dee
- Common LoonBirdA wavering wail and a yodel
- MallardBirdA raspy quack from the female
- Canada GooseBirdHonk, honk
- Sandhill CraneBirdA rolling, rattling bugle
- Wild TurkeyBirdGobble gobble from males
- Ruffed GrouseBirdA drumming sound made with wings
- Northern BobwhiteBirdBob-white!
- Common NighthawkBirdA buzzy 'peent' at dusk
- Brown ThrasherBirdSings each phrase twice
- Northern MockingbirdBirdCopies many sounds, repeating each three times
- Gray CatbirdBirdA mew like a cat plus a mixed song
- Wood ThrushBirdEe-oh-lay, a flute-like song
- Hermit ThrushBirdA clear, airy, flute-like song
- Chipping SparrowBirdA long dry trill, chip-chip-chip
- House WrenBirdA bubbling jumble of notes
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakBirdLike a robin that took singing lessons
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherBirdA thin, mewing zeee
- Pileated WoodpeckerBirdA loud wild laugh, kuk-kuk-kuk, and big drumming on wood
- Downy WoodpeckerBirdA whinny and a soft pik
- HummingbirdBirdA tiny squeak and a humming wing buzz
- KookaburraBirdA loud laughing cackle
- Cuckoo (the clock bird)BirdCuck-oo, cuck-oo
- Bald EagleBirdA weak high chirp, not the scream in the movies
- Red-tailed HawkBirdA harsh, rasping scream, kee-eeeee-arr
- Common RavenBirdA deep croak
- RoosterBirdCock-a-doodle-doo
- PeacockBirdA loud, cat-like cry
- Snow GooseBirdA high honking chorus
- Blue-winged TealBirdPeeping and whistles
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