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Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) call
Liquid, gurgling twitters and a cheerful, chirping song over ponds and marshes.
Listen to the Tree Swallow call
A field recording of the Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) by Dan MacNeal, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Tree Swallow in wetland habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Tree Swallow
These birds belong to the swallow family, like the Tree Swallow, so their calls can sound alike.
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Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
A cheerful, twittering warble with a dry rattle; long tail streamers over farms and fields.
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Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
Thin, twittering chee-chee and tsip notes from fast flocks over towns and water.
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Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
Twittering chattering warble; sharp 'seet' in flight.
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Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
Twittering chatter over beaches, cliffs and southern rooftops.
Questions
Questions about the Tree Swallow
What does the Tree Swallow sound like?
Liquid, gurgling twitters and a cheerful, chirping song over ponds and marshes. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Tree Swallow?
Barn Swallow, Violet-green Swallow, Welcome Swallow and Pacific Swallow sound similar.
Where can I hear the Tree Swallow?
SongLark teaches it in two courses: Birds of the Pacific Northwest and Birds of Eastern North America.
How can I learn the Tree Swallow call?
In SongLark's Birds of the Pacific Northwest course, it comes in Level 5: Valley Fields & Marshes. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Tree Swallow in two courses: Birds of the Pacific Northwest and Birds of Eastern North America. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
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Birds of the Pacific Northwest54 birds · United States
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Birds of Eastern North America65 birds · United States
- In Birds of the Pacific Northwest, the Tree Swallow comes in Level 5: Valley Fields & Marshes. That Level is about willamette Valley farmland, wet meadows and cattail marsh.
- In Birds of Eastern North America, the Tree Swallow comes in Level 4: Fields & Edges. That Level is about meadows, hedgerows and summer visitors.
Learn it with these birds in Level 5 of Birds of the Pacific Northwest
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Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
A gurgling konk-la-ree ending in a buzzy trill, from a cattail perch.
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Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
A mechanical rattling trill, like a sewing machine, deep in the reeds.
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Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
A rolling witchety-witchety-witchety from reeds and damp scrub.
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Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
A rich, flute-like song that bubbles and gurgles down the scale; Oregon's state bird.
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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.
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Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
A loud, rolling, bugling garoo-oo-oo that carries for miles over fields and marshes.
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Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
A grunting, pig-like series that runs down the scale, and a sharp kid-ick, kid-ick.
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Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Females give a rising, squealing oo-eek in flight; males a thin, high, rising whistle.
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