Library / Beginner Groups West / Caws, Hoots, & Screams
This is a beginner-level comparison group of caw-like and hoot-like bird songs and sounds from Land Birds of North America, Western region.
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American Crow
Song
Varied, raucous "caw" notes.
Red-tailed Hawk
Song
Protracted, slightly descending scream; kee-aaaaaar.
California Quail
Song
Nasal, repeated crowing Chi-ca-go, Chi-ca-go.
Mourning Dove
Song
Slow, mournful cooing; whooo-AA-whoo, who who.
Great Horned Owl
Song
Low, booming series; female higher than male. Who-who-are-you, who, who?.
Steller's Jay
Song
Song
Single or slow series of drawn-out husky notes. Also a staccato series of shorter notes, like a slow machine gun.
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