What are the voices of birds, but words,

our words, only so much more sweet?

Indigo Bunting (RealAudio sample; click here to download RealPlayer)

The male Indigo Bunting is a rich, deep blue all over, but may appear dark and blackish in poor light. Song is composed of loud, strident high-pitched notes that are often delivered in pairs. A popular memory-phrase for the song is "fire-fire, where-where, here-here, seeit-seeit." Indigo Buntings frequent forest clearings and second-growth habitat in the East and Midwest.

(photo and sounds copyright Lang Elliott, all rights reserved)

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Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs by Lang Elliott Learn to identify birds by their sounds using Lang's comprehensive new audio guide to the songs and calls of 372 species. Available as three compact discs or three cassettes with a 64-page booklet.

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