Fox Sparrow Sounds

Overview
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Life History
Maps
Sounds

Song (Sooty)
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Alaska, May 24, 2015Recorded by Lucas DeCicco / Macaulay Library
Song (Sooty)
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Alaska, June 18, 2015Recorded by Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library
Complex song (Sooty)
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Alaska, May 24, 2015Recorded by Lucas DeCicco / Macaulay Library
Calls (Sooty)
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Alaska, June 17, 2015Recorded by Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library
Flight calls (Sooty)
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British Columbia, September 23, 2012Recorded by Ian Cruickshank
Tink calls (Sooty)
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Alaska, July 12, 2014Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
Song (Thick-billed)
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California, July 17, 2013Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
Song (Thick-billed)
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California, June 07, 2017Recorded by James (Jim) Holmes / Macaulay Library
Complex song (Thick-billed)
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California, June 12, 1990Recorded by Kevin J. Colver / Macaulay Library
Calls (Thick-billed)
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California, July 17, 2013Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
Flight calls (Thick-billed)
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California, June 12, 1990Recorded by Kevin J. Colver / Macaulay Library
Song (Slate-colored)
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Colorado, July 11, 2012Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
Song (Slate-colored)
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Alberta, July 15, 2014Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
Complex song (Slate-colored)
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Alberta, July 15, 2014Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
Calls (Slate-colored)
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Alberta, July 15, 2014Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
Flight calls (Slate-colored)
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Utah, April 04, 2020Recorded by Colin Maguire / Macaulay Library
Tink calls (Slate-colored)
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Colorado, July 11, 2012Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
Song (Red)
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Quebec, June 18, 2007Recorded by Matthew D. Medler / Macaulay Library
Song (Red)
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Alaska, May 24, 2012Recorded by Lucas DeCicco / Macaulay Library
Complex song (Red)
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Alaska, May 25, 2013Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
Calls (Red)
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New York, April 09, 2017Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
Flight calls (Red)
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Colorado, December 28, 2008Recorded by Nathan Pieplow
Tink calls (Red)
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Alaska, May 24, 2013Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library

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Songs

Male Fox Sparrows sing a sequence of about a dozen rich, whistled notes lasting 2–3 seconds in all, usually from a concealed perch a few feet from the top of a spruce or fir tree. During summer they sing vigorously at any time from before dawn until long after dark, in fair weather or foul. Northern and eastern populations of Fox Sparrows sing one or two song types each, while western populations sing three or four. Western songs tend to be less rich and more burry than eastern songs. The female occasionally sings a softer, briefer version of the male’s song.

Calls

When fighting over territory or when a human approaches the nest, Fox Sparrows give smack calls (which vary from population to population). Their other calls include chu-chu calls and sip calls.