Birdsong for the
Curious Naturalist

American redstart

Chapter 8: How Songs Change over Space and Time
Subchapter: Each individual has its own song
From page 139 in the book.

♫560. Dawn singing by a first-year male, a "yellowstart," on territory during 2014 ("male 1"). June 19, 2014. Cricket Hill, Conway, Massachusetts. (1:37)

♫561. On the same territory the following year, the dawn songs of this "redstart" are the same as those of the "yellowstart" from the year before—same individual. May 26, 2015. Cricket Hill, Conway, Massachusetts. (2:21)

♫562. A second male with unique, identifiable dawn songs in the 2014 neighborhood. June 19, 2014. Cricket Hill, Conway, Massachusetts. (1:37)

♫563. A third male with unique, identifiable dawn songs in the 2014 neighborhood. June 19, 2014. Cricket Hill, Conway, Massachusetts. (1:32)

♫564. Day song of male 1, above. June 19, 2014. Cricket Hill, Conway, Massachusetts. (2:58)

♫565. Day song of the second male. June 25, 2014. Cricket Hill, Conway, Massachusetts. (1:50)

♫566. Day song of the third male. June 19, 2014. Cricket Hill, Conway, Massachusetts. (0:22)