Finch Songs

House Finch (Apr, PA).











House Finch "pre-copulation" song, given in the close proximity of a female, includes waxwing-like whistles (Mar, PA).











Purple Finch (July, ME).














Purple Finch "vireo song", interspersed with flight calls. This song version can be heard in fall or spring and sounds similar to a Red-eyed Vireo (Oct, PA).












American Goldfinches sing from early in the spring, even though they won't be breeding until July. The accompanying female often calls (Apr, NJ).

female call to right






















female call to right




















female call to left









Hoary Redpoll song (singing in bush,June, AK). In this example, the song has 8 different repeated notes. The song of the Common Redpoll is apparently similar, and males use up to 16 different notes in their songs.

































White-winged Crossbill (June, AK)


time scale reduced


















White-winged Crossbills trading trills, probably a simplified song (June, AK).