(Burnett County, Wisconsin, Becker County, Minnesota, Stutsman County, North Dakota.) Males frequently give the chek call during the breeding season, whether perched or flying, when feeding, when moving in and out of territory, and when threatened. A perched male repeatedly produced a 'squeal song' and isolated squeals interspersed with accenting songs. They look and sound like it takes real effort to squeeze out the trill.

It is directed at distant birds and is often accompanied by a song spread display (tail and wings spread out, beak pointing up). Male's territorial accenting song consists of a couple of soft, musical introductory notes followed by a harsh trill. I really enjoy yellow-headed blackbirds, but most people describe their calls as harsh or unpleasant. Blackbird, Yellow-headed Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Family: Icteridae Songs and calls of related birds (Icteridae). Habitat: Breeds in spruce bogs seen in marshes, swamps and woods near water during migration. (Migrating birds Albany County, New York.) Migrating birds often gather in trees and their combined voices are distinctively squeaky (Canada goose in background). Birds often make a chek call or a sweeter smack between the songs. Males sing at least two types of songs during migration a gurgle followed by a high squeak and a jumble of squeaky notes. Blackbird, Rusty Euphagus carolinus Family: Icteridae Also fields, especially wet fields or near water. Habitat: A common bird of salt- and fresh-water marshes. Males give the piercing down slurred jeer call when alarmed. The very common chek call is given by males and females when disturbed. This female song is the type sung in the presence of a male and may be for communication between mated birds. Females sing during the breeding season, but their songs are nothing like the male song. Males sing the okaree song throughout the year, and during the breeding season they often sing it when doing the song-spread or flight displays. In Winter season they migrate to Africa and in nest Spring season they travel to North to breed.Blackbird, Red-winged Agelaius phoeniceus Family: Icteridae They have plain brown plumage, whitish throat and reddish brown plumage. Both male and female nightingale looks similar. The nightingales only have a length between 5.5-6.5 inches. The song of a matured nightingale male consists of more than 250 variations. The male bird sing for long time to attract the female bird. The nightingale mainly sings at night time because their sound travel for long distances in clear form. It is possible to hear the song of the nightingale at dawn and during the night. Their beautiful song features rich notes, different sequences, trills and whistles. The common nightingale sings during breeding season. The name nightingale means ‘night songstress’.

The commons nightingales live in Asia, Europe, Africa and Mediterranean. Their beautiful song described in many poems, books and operas. The common nightingale song is considered as the most pleasant melodic bird song. Asian koel is a brood parasite bird and it lays eggs in the nest of other birds. Their underparts are creamy with brown bars. The females have brown upper parts with white spots. The male Asian koels are in glossy-bluish color. The lone male bird also makes loud calls for a long time.

The male koel bird sings to mark the territory and to attract female bird. The female bird has rhythmic ‘ kik-kik-kik‘ call.Īsian koels inhabit in light woodlands. The male Asian koel has a typical call “ ko-ooo‘ and they repeat the call in definite intervals. They normally sing during the breeding season, from March to August. Asian koels are very vocal with a wide range of calls. They found in India, Bangladesh, Australia, Solomon Islands and Southeast Asia. The Asian koels are a member of the cuckoo family. The forest fragmentation also causes the decline in the number of this species of attractive song bird. During winter season, they search for food in flock that contain dozens of birds. In winter season, they migrate to Central and South America. The rose-breasted grosbeaks are breed in woodlands and forest of Northeastern United States. The male bird used to sing from the top branches of the tree where the female sings during incubation and nest-building. Both male and female rose-breasted grosbeaks can sing in a melodious voice, features many notes in different pitches. They have bright black and white plumage with dark red triangle marking on white breast. Rose-breasted grosbeak is an attractive song bird that native to Northeastern United States and Canada.

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