Birdsong for the
Curious Naturalist

Cassin’s sparrow

Chapter 6: Song Learning Often Creates Complex Songs and Large Repertoires
Subchapter: How a repertoire is delivered
From page 96 in the book.

♫427. Like his close relative the Bachman's sparrow, the Cassin's also offers one to three renditions of a song type before introducing the next. The first three minutes of this recording contain the following program of song types: A A A B C C C B B B C C C A C B B B B B C (songs A and C are very similar to each other). May 4, 2013. Chaparral Wildlife Management Area, Artesia, Texas. (15:16)

See also Explore 42. Once you are attuned, every singing bird becomes interesting.