Listening to a Continent Sing

the companion website to the book by Donald Kroodsma

SAVANNAH SPARROW CO-221

Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge, Walden, Colorado

June 19, 5:12 a.m.

Sunrise at 5:33 a.m.

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A savannah sparrow, about five songs per minute, a song every 12 seconds. It's the standard song, take take take take-it eeeeeeeaaasssssssyyyyyyy. Just the one song over and over, with little variation. Calming, satisfying, nice.

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Sora, marsh wren, yellow-headed blackbird, ruddy duck, American coot, pied-billed grebe.

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Photo by John Van de Graaff