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Virginia's Warbler Sounds

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Sounds

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Arizona, April 20, 2013Recorded by Paul Marvin / Macaulay Library
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Colorado, June 22, 1960Recorded by L. Irby Davis / Macaulay Library
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New Mexico, April 18, 2020Recorded by Spencer Follett / Macaulay Library
Chip calls
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Colorado, May 22, 2013Recorded by Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library
Tink calls
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Colorado, June 20, 2010Recorded by Nathan Pieplow / Macaulay Library
Flight calls
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New Mexico, April 18, 2020Recorded by Spencer Follett / Macaulay Library

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Songs

Male Virginia's Warblers sing a sweet and clear warble that gets faster at the end. The song consists of 2 parts; the first part is slow and clear with each note almost countable and the second part is fast and a bit slurred. Males start singing when they arrive at the breeding grounds. They sing more softly as the breeding season progresses and eventually stop singing by mid-July.

Calls

The call of the Virginia's Warbler is a high-pitched, flat tic or chip.

Compare with Similar Species

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Compare the Nashville Warbler Female/immature to the Virginia's Warbler

Nashville Warbler

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Compare the Lucy's Warbler Adult female to the Virginia's Warbler

Compare the American Redstart Female to the Virginia's Warbler

American Redstart

Compare the Common Yellowthroat Female to the Virginia's Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

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