Program Information — Series 1 & 2

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Internal Duets - Thrushes

Program Description

The Swainson's thrush sings lovely harmonies using the two branches of its syrinx simultaneously. The varied thrush sounds like whistling and humming at the same time.

Program & Recording Notes

Chris Tenney recorded one of the Swainson's thrush songs near Carmel River, the hermit thrush in the northern Sierra Nevada, and the California thrasher in Pinnacles, NM [!]. The second Swainson's thrush song can be found on the CD collection Bird Songs of California produced by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. I slowed both Swainson's thrush songs 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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