The birds pour forth their souls in notes,

of rapture from a thousand throats

American Robin (RealAudio sample; click here to download RealPlayer)

The cheerful song of the robin is familiar to almost everyone. It is the melody we remember from childhood, the bird song that drifted in through open windows and greeted us at dawn. The male's song is described as a series of wavering, musical whistles delivered in a lively series: "Cheerily, cheeriup, cheerio, cheerily," the robin seems to say, before pausing and singing again. The robin's most common call is a rapid outburst of notes sounding like the whinny of a tiny horse.

(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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My bird photographs and sound recordings are available for commercial use:

List of Bird Photographs in my collection

Wildlife Sound Recordings for Commercial Use (includes species list)

 

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