Birdsong for the
Curious Naturalist

Willow flycatcher

Chapter 8: How Songs Change over Space and Time
Subchapter: Each species has its own song
From page 142 in the book.

♫576. Typical singing of an "eastern" willow flycatcher. June 2, 2008. Prairie State Park, Mindenmines, Missouri. (3:51)

♫577. Typical singing of a "western" willow flycatcher. Great horned owl in background. Predawn darkness, June 11, 2009. Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Burns, Oregon. (4:32)

♫578. Comparison of above two selections: (1) the three songs from Missouri, then the three from Oregon; (2) at half speed, the two creets, the two FITZ-bews, and the two FIZZ-bews, Missouri first, Oregon second; (3) the same sequence as in (2) at quarter speed. (0:59)