Listen for the Cardinal SongDid you know? Both male and female cardinals sing! Northern cardinals are one of the few species whose female also sings. …
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Bird Songs You Should Know
Learn how to identify common backyard birds by their songs. Learn what a cardinal and hummingbird sounds like and how birds communicate through song.
Question: Why does a hummingbird hum? Answer: Because it can’t remember the words! OK, that’s a pretty bad joke, but it addresses an interesting …
Listen to a Carolina Wren CallCarolina wrens are often heard, not seen. The distinctive ‘teakettle, teakettle, teakettle’ (or ‘germany, germany …
Courtesy Britney Fox Although waxwings are classified as songbirds, their singing voices are nothing to sing about. You might hear a group of waxwings …
Courtesy Kathy Bader Gene Stratton-Porter, a naturalist in the early years of the 20th century, described the Baltimore oriole song as “spilling notes …
Courtesy Pat Shaw Even if it’s still dark outside and you can’t see a bird in your yard, you may wake up and hear a robin bird call. The American …
