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Forest Birds

Item number (ISN):

37530

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Item number (ISN):

37530

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Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: SPECIAL TAPE COLLECTION

Accession:

1986-0744

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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Various bird calls, recorded by William Gunn. The descriptions of the individual sounds are as follows: Hooded Warbler - song type "A": Wood Thrush-faintly. Hooded Warbler - song type "B": Rose-breasted Grosbeak-long, rambling song, Wood Thrush-flute-like. Hairy Woodpecker: a) young calling sporadically from nest-hole in tree; b) adult approaches warily with food; red-eyed Vireo in background; c) young call excitedly as parent enters nest-hole. Wood Thrush: Wood pewee. Carolina Wren: sections from four types of songs sung by same bird; a) tweedle - tweedle - tweedle - tweedle (Robin); b) tawipity tawipity tawipity tawipity tawip; c) tu-tweedeastoo tweedeastoo tweedeastoo tweedeastoo; d) a variant. Oven-bird: Red-eyed Vireo - short, staccato phrases; Wood Pewee - lazy "pee-ah-wee". Mourning Warbler: Wood Pewee; Red-eyed Vireo. Crested Flycatcher - dawn song: another calling in response; Mourning Warbler in background. Yellow-throated Vireo: Yello Warbler sings faintly; Red-wing calls. Veery (Wilson's Thrush): Nighthawk calling above; selection ends with Veery call-note. Wood Pewee: Crickets; Red-eyed Vireo near end. Red-eyed Vireo: a) singing rapidly (70 phrases per minute); b) more slowly. American Woodcock: Male performing on singing ground; tuck-oo and beep notes given on ground, remainder of sounds while in flight. Blue-headed Vireo (Solitary Vireo): Buss of flies that are parasitic on forest tent caterpillar wood-e-chew phrase distinguishes its song from that of other vireos. Swainson's Thrush (Olive-backed Thrush): chipping Sparrow - trill; white-throated Sparrow - two songs faintly; winter wren very faintly. Hermit Thrush: six Oven-bird songs in background. Scarlet Tanager: Red-eyed Vireo; Wood Pewee; Chick-burr call. Olive-sided Flycatcher: Quick, three bears or Quick, three cheers. Myrtly Warbler: Robin faintly. Magnolia Warbler: one of their several songs; Red Squirrel scolds; chipping Sparrow sings.~Chestnum-sided Warbler: White-throated Sparrow. White-throated Sparrow: Spring Peeper chorus, bittern, whi-ppor-will, song and call notes; mosquitoes, robin, more mosquitoes, a brood of American Merganser ducks paddling down a stream. Winter Wren. Philadelphia Vireo: phrase that distinguishes it from other vireos is something like; tsips-wee or chip-see; White-throated Sparrows in background. Red-breasted Nuthatch: a) excited warbler at nest; b) characteristic yank note. Common loon: scene, a northern lake bounded by forested hills echo; time, early evening, moonlight on water. A robin has been disturbed and is scolding a bit; Hermit Thrush a few late phrases; White-throated Sparrow; faint bell-like notes of Saw-whet Owl.

Language:

English
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GAD 0FD547

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