A few highlights from the night of September 20th, which had light north to north-easterly winds. Recordings made just north of Philadelphia, PA.
Dickcissel (3.06am).
A reasonable candidate for a Bicknell's Thrush flight call (4.32am)
Black-billed Cuckoo (3.46am)
Probable Rose-breasted Grosbeak, a species with a variety of nocturnal calls (4.32am)
Three different warbler buzzes:
Common Yellowthroat, a low electric, insect-like buzz (2.41am)
Chestnut-sided Warbler, a fine buzz (5.18am)
Several warbler species make this higher buzzy call: Blackpoll, Yellow, Connecticut, and Blackburnian (4.18am).
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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