A Recording of a Type B Song of the Yellow-throated Warbler

On 28 April 2006 in Ohio and again on 19 May 2006 in North Carolina, I observed and, on the April occasion, recorded a Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica) singing a type B song. A sound spectrogram of this rare song is compared with the more common type A song of this species. I present evi...

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Published in:The Wilson journal of ornithology 2008-06, Vol.120 (2), p.401-403
Main Author: McKay, Bailey D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal communication
Aviculture
Behavior
Bird songs
Birds
Deciduous trees
Dendroica dominica
Field study
Identification and classification
Male animals
Observations
Short Communications
Singing
Sound pitch
Trees
Warblers
Wood warblers
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Summary:On 28 April 2006 in Ohio and again on 19 May 2006 in North Carolina, I observed and, on the April occasion, recorded a Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica) singing a type B song. A sound spectrogram of this rare song is compared with the more common type A song of this species. I present evidence that my recording is a type B song and speculate on the rare condition and function of this song.
ISSN:1559-4491
1938-5447
DOI:10.1676/07-033.1