Program Information — Series 1 & 2

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Pishing

Program Description

Birders make use of the interspecies attractiveness of some sounds by "pishing" or "smacking" to call secretive birds out of hiding.

Program & Recording Notes

Chris Tenney recorded the bushtit and mixed flock alarm calls at Elkhorn Slough. Jeff Davis pished. I smacked.

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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