Here's hoping you get lucky enough to catch one singing 'low song'
during the winter. Very quiet, you almost have to be on top of them to
hear it but the song is completely different as they appear to be sining
to themselves.
Roger Craik
Maple Ridge BC
Pastor Al Schirmacher wrote:
> How diverse are Song Sparrow songs?
>
> Recently I heard one sing a classic song, then end in three trilling
> notes; on the way back from lunch today I heard one sing two opening
> notes like a Vesper, then continue as normal. Do they learn from
> other sparrows near their territory? Do juveniles struggle with their
> initial songs? Is hybridization an issue?
>
> (Hard to admit I know so little about a common songster - although am
> comforted by Kenn Kaufman's admission a number of years back that he
> couldn't adequately describe a BC Chickadee to his own satisfaction.)
>
> Good birding to all!
>
> Al Schirmacher
> Princeton, MN
> Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
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