Program Information — Series 1 & 2

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Cooing

Program Description

Most birds sing as they exhale, with beak open. Doves and pigeons are exceptions to this rule. They sing closed-beaked into their throats, then exhale, which gives the "coo" its distinctive sound.

Program & Recording Notes

The mourning dove recording is from the CD collection Bird Songs of California produced by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. The rock dove (pigeon) recording I use is from the CD collection A Field Guide to Western Bird Songs produced by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology for the Peterson Field Guide Series.
I slowed the mourning dove's coo using Bias Peak 4.

Series 1
Introduction
Vocal Range
Importance of Song
Avoiding Monotony
Learning Song
Hip Hop Mimicry
Hummingbird Complexity
Syrinx Anatomy
Internal Duets (Cardinal)
Internal Duets (Cowbird)
Internal Duets (Thrushes)
Syrinx & Pan Pipes

Series 2
Songs & Calls
Call Repertoires
Alarm Calls
Mobbing Calls
Call Notes
Cross-Species Alarms
Pishing
Breathing
Lungs & Air Sacs
Circular Breathing
Resonance
Cooing



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