Le Conte's Thrasher calls at dusk at Corn Creek. The Great Crested Flycatcher-like alarm call is typical. The calls at the end, which I believe were made by the same bird, are similar to ratchet-like calls of other mimids.
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A Crissal's Thrasher was in full song in the top of a tree one morning at Corn Creek. Both thrashers sing only sporadically, and I didn't get to hear the Le Conte's song, which is very similar.
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Phainopepla calls were omnipresent at Corn Creek.
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This raspy call was by a male Phainopepla interacting with another in flight.
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Phainopepla singing
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Abert's Towhee, two different alarm calls (Henderson).
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Bewick's Wren, raspy scold, at Corn Creek.
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Black Phoebe call (Henderson).
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Black-tailed Gnatcatchers in basic plumage are similar in appearance to Blue-gray except under the tail but the calls are quite different. Two examples of the "most common territorial advertising call" (BNA), given year round by males (Henderson).
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scolding call, usually given singly
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Cassin's Kingbirds winter sparsely in the region (Henderson).
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The Costa's Hummingbird call sounds like the tik of a Northern Cardinal (Henderson).
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Gambel's Quail flock calls
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calls in flight
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assembly call/song (Henderson).
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All the Verdins I observed were extremely vocal:
contact calls (Corn Creek).
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chip alarm calls (Henderson).
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song.
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A recording of a pair of Verdins mating.
The Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler chip is significantly different to that of Myrtle's, a twik versus a chup (Henderson).
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Western Bluebird flight calls are monosyllabic compared to the bisyllabic calls of Eastern Bluebirds (Corn Creek).
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contact calls between birds perched in a bush (with Cedar Waxwings).
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Long-eared Owls hooting and mewing shortly after sunset from a roost in a mesquite thicket. Calling only lasted a few minutes.
Two birds (presumed males) hooting (6.00pm, Feb, NV)
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Hooting and mew-like (alarm?) calls
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