Learn 30 Common Backyard Bird Songs and Calls (Western United States)
The Western United States is home to a variety of incredible bird species with unique vocalizations. Here are 30 (plus one bonus) bird songs and calls, with tips on how to remember them.
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Golden-crowned Sparrow and Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay vocalizations by Nathan Pieplow (used with permission)
California Scrub Jay song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC110976
Varied Thrush song by Shawneen Finnegan (Used with permission)
Bewick’s Wren song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC109668
Photo by Caleb Putnam (Public Domain, edited)
Steller’s Jay call by Jonathon Jongmsa (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC109654
Anna’s Hummingbird song by Jonathon Jongmsa and Bushman(CC by 4.0, edited)
Bushman (call) XC153035
Jongsma (Song) XC109852
Black-headed Grosbeak song by Jonathon Jongmsa (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC254456
Photo by Abbeyprivate (public domain, edited)
Western Tanager song by Jonathon Jongmsa (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC254618
Black-capped Chickadee song by Jonathon Jongmsa (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC132861
Photo by Ryan Sallmann
Brown-headed Cowbird song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC178138
Photo by Ryan Sallmann
Dark-eyed Junco song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC254480
Photo by Ryan Sallmann
Spotted Towhee song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC254464
Mourning Dove song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC128006
Northern Flicker songs by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC104537 and XC104536
Photo by
Red-winged Blackbird song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC75497
Photo by Ryan Sallmann
Song Sparrow song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC142621
Photo by Ryan Sallmann
Yellow-rumped Warbler song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC138635
Photo by Lorri Howski (Used with permission)
White-crowned Sparrow song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC99572
Photo by Ryan Sallmann
CC by 4.0 license: creativecommons.org/licenses/...
CC by 2.0 license: creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Thanks to Terry Sohl for allowing us to use his range maps
www.sdakotabirds.com/index.ht...
All other photos and videos by Derek and Ryan SallmannGolden-crowned Sparrow and Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay vocalizations by Nathan Pieplow (used with permission)
California Scrub Jay song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC110976
Varied Thrush song by Shawneen Finnegan (Used with permission)
Bewick’s Wren song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC109668
Photo by Caleb Putnam (Public Domain, edited)
Steller’s Jay call by Jonathon Jongmsa (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC109654
Anna’s Hummingbird song by Jonathon Jongmsa and Bushman(CC by 4.0, edited)
Bushman (call) XC153035
Jongsma (Song) XC109852
Black-headed Grosbeak song by Jonathon Jongmsa (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC254456
Photo by Abbeyprivate (public domain, edited)
Western Tanager song by Jonathon Jongmsa (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC254618
Black-capped Chickadee song by Jonathon Jongmsa (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC132861
Photo by Ryan Sallmann
Brown-headed Cowbird song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC178138
Photo by Ryan Sallmann
Dark-eyed Junco song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC254480
Photo by Ryan Sallmann
Spotted Towhee song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC254464
Mourning Dove song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC128006
Northern Flicker songs by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC104537 and XC104536
Photo by
Red-winged Blackbird song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC75497
Photo by Ryan Sallmann
Song Sparrow song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC142621
Photo by Ryan Sallmann
Yellow-rumped Warbler song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC138635
Photo by Lorri Howski (Used with permission)
White-crowned Sparrow song by Jonathon Jongsma (CC by 4.0, edited)
XC99572
Photo by Ryan Sallmann
CC by 4.0 license: creativecommons.org/licenses/...
CC by 2.0 license: creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Thanks to Terry Sohl for allowing us to use his range maps
www.sdakotabirds.com/index.ht...
All other photos and videos by Derek and Ryan Sallmann
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Пікірлер: 30
0:23 Mourning Dove; iconic cooing noise, sometimes mistaken for an owl 0:35 Golden Crown Sparrow; descending whistles, "I'm so tired" 0:56 American Robin; cheer up, cheer up, cheerily (or variations of that) 1:15 Western Tanager; similar to American Robin in PITCH, sounds like asking and answering questions to themselves 1:36 Spotted Towhee; similar song to Eastern Towhee, "drink your tea," but dry with few extra notes in the beginning 1:53 European Starlings; whistles, crackles, and squawking sounds jumbled up 2:06 Northern Flicker; establishing territory - loud, rolling laughing sound. sharp, clear call 2:35 House Sparrows; chick, cheep, chirrup sounds - nonmusical vocalizations 2:53 Black-capped Chickadee; chicka-dee-dee-dee call. springtime song, "cheeseburger!" 3:25 Steller's Jay; shuk shuk shuk shuk shuk call 3:34 Varied Thrush; ominous minor key whistles, pause between each one 3:55 Cassin's Finch; warbling song of fast notes, may include imitations of other bird species 4:18 Lesser Goldfinch; song includes trills, clear notes, wheezy-sounding phrases, may include songs of other birds 4:37 California Scrub Jay; rising schlANK noise 4:51 Woodhouse Scrub Jay; common noises - chattering noise 5:10 Dark-eyed Junco; musical trill that almost has a flutter to it 5:20 Bewick's Wren; starts with high notesm then jumbled lower notes, often ending with a trill 5:35 American Goldfinch; twittering and warbling noises, tee-EEE vocalization 5:47 Black-headed Grosbeak; sweet, melodic song - like a robin performing opera 6:12 Northern Mockingbird; a mimic, will sing the songs of other birds or make man-made noise - normally repeats each phrase 2-6 times 6:37 Anna's Hummingbird; rapid chip notes and buzzy radio static notes that could turn into short whistles 6:55 House Finch; warbling song made up of many shorter notes 7:10 Downy Woodpecker; whinny call along with a short, peek call 7:26 Hairy Woodpecker; rattle call and single note peek call which is shorter and slightly lower pitched compared to the Downy 7:52 White-breasted Nuthatch; repeated wah wah wah wah call 8:03 American Crow; signature cawing noises 8:13 Red-winged Blackbird; sounds like, "conk-la-ree!" 8:25 Song Sparrow; perches up and sings, their song sounds like, "maids, maids, maids, put on your tea kettle, ettle, ettle" 8:42 White-crowned Sparrow; starts with a whistle, then sounds jumbled, then normally ends with a buzz or a trill 8:55 Yellow-rumped Warbler; trill with two parts, a too-too-too section, then a to-to-to section at the end 9:08 Brown-headed Cowbird; variety of vocalizations, one of them sounds like, "bubble bubble zee!"
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Wow! Thanks for doing this!
@pyro-0438
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@@BadgerlandBirding of course!!
Thank you, you’ve answered my decades- long question with the very first bird mentioned. The Mourning Dove is the soundtrack of my SoCal childhood 🥰
I have seen 25 of the 30 birds in my backyard. Feeling very lucky. Thank you!
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Good to know we picked the right ones!
"the small and adorable downy woodpecker..." indeed. Nice video, thank you.
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Many thanks!
Thanks for featuring some western species.
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Our pleasure!
Finished our magee walk! It was a blast. 17 species of warblers, scarlet tanagers, owls, and green herons. A very full day! Now I can stop bothering you guys about it! lol
I've been hearing the Black Capped Chickadee's spring song in the morning every so often, and I was curious to know what bird it was. I'm glad I found this video!
Oh, you beat me to it! I’m working on a very similar video tentatively scheduled for June.
The farthest west I've ever been is the Dallas/ Fort Worth area (long before an interest in tracking birds) so I watched to support the channel. However, I was happily surprised to see how many birds I'm used to seeing in the Mid-Atlantic region are more widespread that I would have guessed! Thank you yet again for such an educational and entertaining video, guys! Great job!
I used to see a black-headed grosbeak in western Nebraska.
CHEEEESEBURGER!
Yes!! Thank you!
@BadgerlandBirding
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You are so welcome!
Years ago someone said that mourning dove sounds like it's saying- it's going to rain tomorrow
That NOMO was really likely the HOWR calls 👀 Also thanks for paying attention to the west 🙌
What a helpful video!
@BadgerlandBirding
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Glad it was helpful!
Where would I find the oldest recordings of bird calls?
Cheeseburger…. My fav 😊
Jesus and Mother Earth Truly Watch Then... HE 🌈 WATCHES SHE 🌍 WATCHES
@BadgerlandBirding
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Thanks for watching!
Wow I hate the way this video is structured lol just play the sound with the name of the bird
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That’s the learning…it literally says it in the title