Why Birds Sing
These common Eastern U.S. bird sounds are for use in a sound matching game.
You can download the sounds below for personal or educational use, including closer examination with a sound visualization program such as Raven Lite. To download a .wav file to your computer, right-click on a PC (or control-click on a Mac) and select "Save Target As" (PC) or "Save Link As" (Mac).
Sounds and images courtesy of Macaulay Library, Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Backyard Bird Sounds
American Crow caw call |
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Mallard female quack |
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American Goldfinch song with potato-chip |
Mourning Dove coo song |
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American Robin cheer up, cheerily song |
Northern Cardinal wha-cheer song |
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Black-capped Chickadee typical fee-bee song |
Red-winged Blackbird conk-la-ree song |
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Blue Jay typical jay call |
White-breasted Nuthatch wha-wha-wha song |
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Killdeer kill-deer call |
For extension activities on why birds sing, see Videos: Bird Sounds in Context, which shows the behaviors and postures associated with different calls and songs.