Birdsong for the
Curious Naturalist

Orchard oriole

Chapter 7: When to Sing, and How
Subchapter: Energized dawn singing
From page 116 in the book.

♫491. Song during the day, a rollicking jumble of buzzes and piping whistles. May 10, 2012. Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky. (2:10)

♫492. At dawn, he doubles the pace, with seemingly boundless energy and enthusiasm, typically singing from a low bush. May 24, 2004. Cave-in-Rock State Park, Elizabethtown, Illinois. (5:10)

♫493. Dawn singing, example 2, from the neighbor of the male in ♫492. May 24, 2004. Cave-in-Rock State Park, Elizabethtown, Illinois. (4:51)