Welcome to BIRD CALLS and SONGS, an audio field guide to the bird sounds
of the Eastern United States and the United Kingdom. Here you'll find my recordings of over 300 North
American species and 80+ species which were recorded in the UK. Additionally
there are nocturnal flight calls of over 100 species, and juvenile calls of
over 100 species.
My aim has been to provide an easily navigable reference and educational
resource to bird vocalizations. Enjoy browsing the site!
Note: My blog has only limited bandwidth and this renews at the beginning of each month. If the audio clips are inaccessible it means that that month's bandwidth limit has been met.
Recordings and sonagrams of the bird sounds of eastern North America and the UK
US Bird Calls
- Bitterns
- Cormorants and Anhinga
- Crows
- Cuckoos
- Ducks I : Dabbling Ducks
- Ducks II : Diving Ducks
- Ducks III : Sea Ducks
- Finch calls I : flight calls
- Finch calls II : alarm and contact calls
- Flycatcher calls
- Gallinules
- Game Bird calls
- Geese
- Grebes and Loons
- Gulls
- Herons
- Hummingbirds
- Ibises
- Icterid alarm and contact calls I : Blackbirds
- Icterid alarm and contact calls II : Orioles and Meadowlarks
- Icterid flight calls I : Blackbirds
- Icterid flight calls II : Orioles and Meadowlarks
- Juvenile calls I : Non-passerines
- Juvenile calls II : Flycatchers to Titmice
- Juvenile calls III : Wrens to Waxwings
- Juvenile calls IV : Warblers
- Juvenile calls V : Sparrows to Finches
- Kingfishers
- Larks and Pipits
- Longspurs
- Mimid calls
- Nuthatch, kinglet, creeper and gnatcatcher calls
- Old World Sparrows
- Owls
- Rails
- Raptors
- Sandhill Crane
- Shorebird calls : flight calls
- Shorebird calls I : Calidris Sandpipers
- Shorebird calls II : Plovers
- Shorebird calls III : Woodcock and Snipe
- Shorebirds IV : Tringa, Dowitchers, Godwits and other shorebirds
- Shrikes
- Sparrow calls I : flight calls
- Sparrow calls II : chip calls
- Sparrow calls III : flock, agonistic, chase and mating calls
- Sparrow calls IV : high chip calls
- Starling
- Swallow and Swift calls
- Swans
- Tanager, Buntings and Grosbeaks: flight calls
- Tanagers, Buntings and Grosbeaks: alarm and contact calls
- Terns
- Thrush calls I : flight calls
- Thrush calls II : alarm and contact calls
- Titmice calls
- Vireo calls
- Warbler calls I : chip calls
- Warbler calls II : flight calls
- Warbler calls III : high chip and miscellaneous other calls
- Waxwings
- Woodpecker calls
- Woodpeckers : non-vocal sounds
- Wren calls
US Bird Songs
- Finch songs
- Flycatcher songs I
- Flycatcher songs II : dawn songs
- Icterid songs
- Lark and Pipit songs
- Mimicry I
- Mimicry II : The White-eyed Vireo
- Mimid songs
- Nightjar songs and calls
- Nuthatch, creeper, kinglet and gnatcatcher songs
- Pigeons and Doves
- Plastic songs
- Sparrow songs
- Swallow songs
- Tanagers, Buntings and Grosbeaks : songs
- Thrush songs
- Titmice songs
- Vireo songs
- Warbler songs I
- Warbler songs II : repertoires of one
- Warbler songs III : high-pitched songs
- Wren songs
US Nocturnal Flight Calls
- AMBI/BCNH nocturnal call comparison
- Nocturnal migrants May 16th 2013
- Nocturnal migrants October 13th 2012
- Nocturnal migrants October 7th 2012
- Nocturnal migrants September 15-16th 2012
- Nocturnal migrants September 20th 2012
- Nocturnal migrants May 11-13th 2012
- Nocturnal migrants October 22nd and 23rd 2011
- Nocturnal migrants early October 2011
- Nocturnal migrants August 23rd 2011
- Nocturnal migrants September 16-18th 2011
UK Recordings
- Buntings
- Crows
- Cuckoo
- Dunnock
- Finch calls
- Finch songs
- Flycatcher songs
- Geese and Ducks
- Grebe, Rails, Herons
- Gulls
- Juveniles I : Non-passerines and Crows
- Juveniles II : Warblers
- Juveniles III
- Larks and Pipits
- Nightjar
- Northern Fulmar
- Nuthatch, Tree Creeper, Goldcrest and Firecrest songs
- Nuthatch, Tree Creeper, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Long-tailed Tit and Bearded Reedling calls
- Owls
- Parakeets
- Pheasant
- Pigeons
- Raptors
- Robin, Nightingale, Redstart and Wheatears
- Shorebirds
- Sparrows
- Thrush calls
- Thrush songs
- Tit calls
- Tit songs
- Warbler calls
- Warbler songs
- Woodpeckers
- Wren
Miscellaneous Posts
Mammals
Trip Reports
Audio Links to Bird Sounds
Resources
- Birds of the World Online previously The Birds of North America Online (BNA). Comprehensive information on all aspects of life history, including audio and video. By subscription.
- Birdsong by the Seasons. Donald Kroodsma, Houghton Mifflin, 2009. Another great book with CDs from Dr Kroodsma.
- Flight Calls of Migratory Birds WR Evans and M O'Brien. CD-ROM www.oldbird.org
. Excellent source of information on flight calls - Nature's Music, The Science of Birdsong. Peter Marler and Hans Slabbekoorn. Elsevier Academic press. 2004. A treasure trove of information, advanced but very readable (comes with CD).
- Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Eastern North America. Nathan Pieplow, 2017. Highly recommended, includes almost all known vocalizations of eastern US birds, with spectrograms and detailed analysis. Excellent!
- Stokes Field Guide to Bird Song, Eastern Region, by Lang Elliot. 3 CDs. Of commercial recordings, this has the most comprehensive collection of songs and calls.
- The Singing Life of Birds. Donald Kroodsma, Houghton Mifflin, 2005. Terrific book (plus CD), a must read.
- The Songs of Wildbirds. Lang Elliott., Houghton Mifflin, 2005. Excellent photos with high quality recordings including some rare ones such as the flight song of the Western Meadowlark.
- The Sound Approach to Birding. A guide to understanding bird sound. A. van de Berg, M Constantine, M. Robb. Superb discussion of bird calls and song with 2 CDs.
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Bird Calls and Songs is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Bird Calls and Songs is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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