And where the shadows deepest fell,

the wood thrush rang his silver bell.

Wood Thrush (RealAudio sample; click here to download RealPlayer)

An common inhabitant of eastern deciduous forest, the Wood Thrush has a beautiful, flutelike song. It begins with one to several soft "tut" notes which lead into variable melodic phrases that usually terminate with a high, buzzy trill. Common song patterns sound like "tutut-eee-o-lay-o-eeee" or "tutut-eee-ay-eee." Each bird has several different song patterns that are not sung in a fixed sequence, although successive songs are usually different. Females sing patrtial songs during territorial encounters. The common call is a rapid volley of liquid "wit" notes.

(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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