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New world sparrow calls
SongLark teaches 15 new world sparrows, from Birds of California, Birds of the Pacific Northwest and Birds of Eastern North America. New world sparrows can sound alike, so play each recording below, read what to listen for, and follow a bird to its own page to learn more.
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Birds of California
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Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
A dry even trill on one pitch; ticking smack notes when flushed.
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White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
Clear whistle then a buzzy jumble. San Francisco birds sing a local dialect.
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Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
A rising, catlike mewww and a buzzy trilled song from deep cover.
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California Towhee Melozone crissalis
A metallic chink note, often accelerating into a bouncing squeal duet.
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Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Three sharp introductory notes then a jumbled trill; a nasal chimp call.
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Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
Three plaintive descending whistles, oh dear me; a winter arrival.
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Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
A loud, sweet song of clear whistles and trills from mountain chaparral, and a sharp smack call.
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Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
A dry, jumbled, chattering song and a nasal dear-dear-dear from rocky, grassy slopes.
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Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
Two clear notes then a tinkling trill, from creosote and rocky desert slopes.
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Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
A long, jumbled song of buzzes, trills and clear notes, often broken by a churring rattle.
Birds of the Pacific Northwest
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Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
A thin, buzzy song: a few high chips, then a long insect-like buzz, then a short tsip.
Birds of Eastern North America
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Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
A flat, dry, even trill of chips on one pitch, like a sewing machine.
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White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
A pure, whistled Old Sam Peabody-Peabody-Peabody, or O sweet Canada-Canada.
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Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
A bright drink-your-teeeee and a rising chewink call from the undergrowth.
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Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
Sweet, slurred whistles that speed up into a trill, like a bouncing ball.
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