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Bird call
Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) call
A grating, drawn-out kraaa that rings across the high peaks.
Listen to the Clark's Nutcracker call
A field recording of the Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) by Tim Messick, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Clark's Nutcracker in conifer and montane habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Clark's Nutcracker
These birds belong to the corvid family, like the Clark's Nutcracker, so their calls can sound alike.
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California Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
A harsh rising shreenk, usually in rattling series.
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American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
A flat, nasal caw repeated in even series.
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Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
A harsh shaack-shaack-shaack; a practised mimic of Red-tailed Hawk.
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Common Raven Corvus corax
A deep, hoarse, croaking gronk, much lower than a crow, plus knocks and bell-like notes.
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Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli
Harsh, rapid kek-kek-kek chatter and a querulous rising mag? Found only in California.
Questions
Questions about the Clark's Nutcracker
What does the Clark's Nutcracker sound like?
A grating, drawn-out kraaa that rings across the high peaks. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Clark's Nutcracker?
California Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Steller's Jay, Common Raven and Yellow-billed Magpie sound similar.
Where can I hear the Clark's Nutcracker?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of California course.
How can I learn the Clark's Nutcracker call?
In SongLark's Birds of California course, it comes in Level 8: Sierra Nevada. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
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SongLark teaches the Clark's Nutcracker in its Birds of California course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of California, the Clark's Nutcracker comes in Level 8: Sierra Nevada. That Level is about pine and fir forest up to the high peaks.
Learn it with these birds in Level 8 of Birds of California
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Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli
A hoarse chick-a-dee-dee-dee and a clear, falling fee-bee-bee whistle.
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Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
A nasal, tinny yank-yank, like a toy horn, repeated from high in the conifers.
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Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
A hoarse, robin-like song of short phrases, and a rising, rattled pit-er-ick call.
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Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
A long, clear opening note then a ringing, ethereal flourish, each phrase pitched differently.
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Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
A rich, rolling song like a robin that took singing lessons, and a sharp, squeaky pik.
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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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Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
A sharp, loud peek! and a fast, even rattle on one pitch.
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Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
A clear, piping, bell-like tew repeated in winter; a long, rich warbling song in spring.
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