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Birders

alfredo

(60,071 posts) Thu Jul 2, 2020, 01:18 PM Jul 2020

A new song for the White Throated Sparrow

https://apple.news/A8nVuB-LOSaaLvqGi6esHDA

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A new song for the White Throated Sparrow (Original Post) alfredo Jul 2020 OP

that birdsong is my all time favorite MadLinguist Jul 2020 #1

The Carolina Wren is the Loudest of our back yard jungle alfredo Jul 2020 #2

Here is a slo-mo of the song on youtube Beringia Jul 2020 #3

It shows how pure the tone alfredo Jul 2020 #4

MadLinguist

(789 posts)

1. that birdsong is my all time favorite

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2020, 02:01 PM

Jul 2020

This is such a cool article. I have loved the song of the white throated sparrow for years, and I am not even an especially avid birder. It's a real blues tune, in my book. I actually prefer the original, but the new one is a jazz take, I think, and also beautiful.