Birding Archives
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All sounds recorded by © Arch McCallum, unless otherwise indicated.
Sound 1.1. Carolina Wren—Normal speed. Warren County, Virginia; 9 April 1983.
Sound 1.2. Eastern Towhee—Normal speed. Haywood County, North Carolina; 26 July 2006.
Sound 2.1. American Robin—Normal speed. Wasco County, Oregon; 9 April 2004.
Sound 3.1. Mountain Chickadee—Normal speed. Dolores County, Colorado; 27 April 1982.
Sound 3.2. Mountain Chickadee—Slowed down to 1/10 normal speed. Dolores County, Colorado; 27 April 1982.
Sound 3.3. Mountain Chickadee—Twice normal speed. Dolores County, Colorado; 27 April 1982.
Sound 4.1. Buff-breasted Flycatcher—Normal speed. Cochise County, Arizona; 23 April 2003.
Sound 4.2. Dark-eyed Junco—Normal speed. Lane County, Oregon; 25 May 2006.
Sound 4.3. Red-naped Sapsucker—Normal speed. McKinley County, New Mexico; 4 July 2006.
Sound 4.4. Concatenated sounds of Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Dark-eyed Junco, and Red-naped Sapsucker—Normal speed.
Sound 4.5. Concatenated sounds of Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Dark-eyed Junco, and Red-naped Sapsucker—Slowed down to 1/10 normal speed.
Sound 5.1. Eastern Wood-Pewee—Normal speed. Robeson County, North Carolina; 2 May 2009.
Sound 5.2. Eastern Wood-Pewee—Slowed down to 1/2 normal speed. Robeson County, North Carolina; 2 May 2009.
Sound 5.3. Eastern Wood-Pewee—Slowed down to 1/5 normal speed. Robeson County, North Carolina; 2 May 2009.
Sound 6.1. Western Wood-Pewee—Normal speed. McKinley County, New Mexico; 12 August 2006.
Sound 6.2. Western Wood-Pewee—Slowed down to 1/2 normal speed. McKinley County, New Mexico; 12 August 2006.
Sound 6.3. Western Wood-Pewee—Slowed down to 1/5 normal speed. McKinley County, New Mexico; 12 August 2006.
Sound 6.4. Western Wood-Pewee—Slowed down to 1/10 normal speed. McKinley County, New Mexico; 12 August 2006.
Sound 7.1. Mountain Chickadee—Normal speed. Dolores County, Colorado; 27 April 1982.
Sound 7.2. Chestnut-backed Chickadee—Normal speed. Lane County, Oregon; 16 April 2009.
Sound 7.3. Mexican Chickadee—Normal speed. Cochise County, Arizona; 19 June 1995.
Sound 8.1. Northern Cardinal—Normal speed. Buncombe County, North Carolina; 20 March 2003.
Sound 8.2. Northern Cardinal—Slowed down to 1/2 normal speed. Buncombe County, North Carolina; 20 March 2003.
Sound 9.1. Verdin—Normal speed. Cochise County, Arizona; 3 March 2000.
Sound 9.2. Verdin—Slowed down to 1/5 normal speed. Cochise County, Arizona; 3 March 2000.
Sound 9.3. Verdin—Normal speed. La Paz County, Arizona, 25 January 2003.
Sound 9.4. Verdin—Slowed down to 1/5 normal speed. La Paz County, Arizona, 25 January 2003.
Sound 10.1. A sampler of banded notes, all at normal speed.
Cooper's Hawk—First three notes. Modoc County, California; 26 June 2009.
Pileated Woodpecker—Next four notes. Charleston County, South Carolina; 24 May 1997.
Black-capped Chickadee—Next two notes. Lane County, Oregon; 16 April 2009.
Red-breasted Nuthatch—Last note. Lane County, Oregon; 9 September 2008.
Sound 11.1. Evening Grosbeak—Normal speed.
A. Lane County, Oregon; 17 April 2009.
B. Tompkins County, New York; 28 February 1988. Recording courtesy of © Lang Elliott.
Sound 11.2. Both Evening Grosbeak calls slowed down to 1/5 normal speed.
Sound 12.1. Greater Yellowlegs—First two notes, normal speed. La Paz County, Arizona, 25 January 2003.
Long-billed Curlew—Last two notes, normal speed. Harney County, Oregon; 17 June 2004.
Sound 12.2. Long-billed Curlew—Normal speed. Harney County, Oregon; 17 June 2004.
Sound 12.3. Greater Yellowlegs and Long-billed Curlew(upper panel)—Slowed down to 1/5 normal speed.
Sound 12.4. Long-billed Curlew (lower panel)—Slowed down to 1/5 normal speed.