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Bird call
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) call
A loud, ringing teacher-teacher-TEACHER that grows louder from the forest floor.
Listen to the Ovenbird call
A field recording of the Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) by Mary Krieger, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Ovenbird in forest habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Ovenbird
These birds belong to the wood warbler family, like the Ovenbird, so their calls can sound alike.
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Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
A rolling witchety-witchety-witchety from reeds and damp scrub.
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Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
A lazy, buzzy zoo-zee, zoo-zoo-zee from the tops of conifers.
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Northern Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva
A bright, quick sweet-sweet-sweet, I'm so sweet.
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Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
A flat trill that loosens and drops away at the end; a sharp stik call.
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Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
A fast chattering series that drops in pitch and speeds up at the finish.
Questions
Questions about the Ovenbird
What does the Ovenbird sound like?
A loud, ringing teacher-teacher-TEACHER that grows louder from the forest floor. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Ovenbird?
Common Yellowthroat, Black-throated Green Warbler, Northern Yellow Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler and Wilson's Warbler sound similar.
Where can I hear the Ovenbird?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Eastern North America course.
How can I learn the Ovenbird call?
In SongLark's Birds of Eastern North America course, it comes in Level 3: Deciduous Forest. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Ovenbird in its Birds of Eastern North America course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of Eastern North America, the Ovenbird comes in Level 3: Deciduous Forest. That Level is about songs from the leafy canopy.
Learn it with these birds in Level 3 of Birds of Eastern North America
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Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Short, robin-like phrases repeated all day: here-I-am, where-are-you?
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Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
A flute-like ee-oh-lay ending in a buzzy trill, echoing through summer woods.
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Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
A slow, plaintive, whistled pee-a-wee, then a falling pee-yer.
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Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
A hoarse, burry robin-like song and a distinctive chip-burr call.
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
A sweet, rich robin-like warble, and a squeaky eek call like a sneaker on a gym floor.
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Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
A loud, wild, ringing wuk-wuk-wuk-wuk that rises and falls, and slow, deep drumming.
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Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
A loud descending kee-yer and a long, even wick-wick-wick series.
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American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
A flat, nasal caw repeated in even series.
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Veery Catharus fuscescens
A breezy, downward-spiralling vee-ur, vee-ur, veer, veer that sounds like it is played in a pipe.
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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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