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© 1994-2007 David L. Martin See complete copyright notice.

Most of the more than 130 species presented here are found in eastern North America.

A bird often uses a call for particular purposes. Whenever possible I have described how the bird uses the song or call I have recorded, or else how the bird was behaving when I recorded the sound.

Birds are grouped by family. The number in parenthesis is the number of birds in each family presented here.

Geese, Swans, Ducks (4) (Anatidae) Grouse, Turkey (4) (Phasianidae) Loons (1) (Gaviidae) Herons, Bitterns (1) (Ardeidae) Hawks (2) (Accipitridae ) Falcons (1) (Falconidae ) Rails (1) (Rallidae) Cranes (1) (Gruidae) Plovers, Killdeer (1) (Charadriidae) Sandpipers (7) (Scolopacidae) Cuckoos (2) (Cuculidae) Goatsuckers (2) (Caprimulgidae) Woodpeckers (5) (Picidae) Tyrant Flycatchers (7) (Tyrannidae) Vireos (5) ( Vireonidae) Crows, Jays (2) (Corvidae) Chickadees, Titmice (2) (Paridae)

Nuthatches (2) (Sittidae) Brown Creeper (1) (Certhiidae) Wrens (5) (Troglodytidae) Kinglets (1) (Regulidae) Old-World Warblers and Gnatcatchers (2) (Sylviidae) Thrushes (6) (Turdidae) Mimic Thrushes (3) (Mimidae) Wagtails and Pipits (1) (Moticillidae) Warblers (30) (Parulidae) Tanagers (2) (Thraupidae) Sparrows, Towhee, Longspurs (18) (Emberizidae) Cardinal, Grosbeaks, Buntings (4) (Cardinalidae) Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks (10) (Icteridae) Finches (4) (Fringillidae) Old-World Sparrows (1) (Passeridae)

The families are listed in the order used in the AOU Check-List