Listening to a Continent Sing

the companion website to the book by Donald Kroodsma

CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER VA-41

Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia

May 9, 9:50 a.m.

Sunrise at 6:10 a.m.

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Another chestnut-sided warbler with five renditions of his version of the pleased-pleased-pleased-to-MEETCHA song.

Listen to all three examples of the chestnut-sided warbler's daytime, mate-attraction songs (VA-40,this recording, and VA-42), and compare them to the aggressive songs heard at dawn later in the season (VA-43).

Background

Crowing rooster, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, indigo bunting, American redstart. Jet aircraft.

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Photo by John Van de Graaff