This will surely draw people to the window to listen, crane their necks, and then, unable to resist, out into the yard to see what is going on. If the weasel is in the thicket, the Song Sparrow will hook up above it and call and point and call and point and follow it as it goes along. The Song Sparrow is very expressive and willing to follow predators and keep the world posted on what’s going on. The tracker of bird language will eventually find that having Song Sparrows as neighbors can even border on distracting as they always seem to be telling on someone.
Once the alarm note of the Song Sparrow is learned, and the observer is trained to listen for this voice on the landscape, this sound will become very familiar. Their alarm call is very distinctive and nothing else sounds like it. The Song Sparrow is very good at telling the world where the predators are. Next to the American Robin and the Common Yellowthroat, the Song Sparrow has done more to tell me about the presence of coyotes, feral cats, house cats, bobcats, cougars, foxes, and people than just about any other songbird.īird language enthusiasts should take the time to get to know this bird very well. And, thereafter walking for a bit through a deep forest, will be a little clearing with some salmonberry bushes, and there will be a Song Sparrow. The only places Song Sparrows tend to avoid is in the middle of really dark, dense woods. We can all walk to a Song Sparrow within a couple of minutes whether in the middle of the city, or in the suburbs, or in the wild and remote reaches of a national park. Get a sense of its territorial boundaries and learn the nuances of its communication between mates, and other members of its species as a baseline reference.Įvery person in America probably has a Song Sparrow living near them.
Watch this bird carefully throughout all times of day. Tips: Song Sparrows can be learned, and should be learned, right in the backyard. Hooking and sentinel behavior are common in alarm routines. Height Zone: Ground level to lower understory, generally 12′ or lessīaseline Cues: Watch for singing from perches near top or edge of thicketsĪlarm Cues: Distinct call note given in aggressive, staccato cadence as danger nears very expressive while scolding predators in territory. Personality: Retiring, elusive, yet very expressive and territorial Range: Common and cosmopolitan, throughout North America Habitat: Depends on thickets, tall grasses, forbs, yards, and finds abandoned lots idealįoraging Habits: Searching ground and shrub level for seeds & invertebrates
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