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Song is a plaintive, slurred whistle "pee-a-wee" with an occasional downslurred "peeoooh" inserted among the pee-a-wee calls. (Two birds, Albany County, New York.)
Habitat: Low to mid level of open deciduous woods.
A territorial male sings an emphatic peet-sah (pizza) for the entire the breeding season. Stressed females (e.g. flushed from nest) may also sing peet-sah. (Evangeline Parish, Louisiana)
Habitat: Breeds in mature woodlands, swamps.
Song is a buzzy freeBEEr, with the accent on the second syllable. It also makes a shorter rrrEEo. The Alder and Willow Flycatchers were once considered to be one species and appear very similar. They are most easily distinguished by call. (Vilas County, Wisconsin.)
Habitat: Wet brushy areas near swamps and ponds.
Song is a sneezy, forceful fitzbew. It also makes a simple, liquid whit. The Willow and Alder Flycatchers were once considered one species and appear very similar. They are best distinguished by call. (Albany County, New York.)
Habitat: Wet brushy areas.
Song is a simple, repeated chebek. Listen carefully for the rarely heard juicy 'chur' after the second series of chebeks. (Two birds, Albany County, New York.)
Habitat: Calls in the lower parts of open woodlands and orchards.
The eastern phoebe has two similar songs, the firmly stated 'fee-bee' for which it is named and a 'fee-b-b-bee' which has a roll in the middle and rises at the end. It often alternates the two songs, but also often repeats one song several times. It has other simple calls such as a quiet juicy cheep, which it says relatively infrequently. The phoebe's songs are not learned but are innate. (Albany County, New York.)
Habitat: Woods, farms, suburbs, towns. Often nests on houses, barns, bridges.
Makes a loud, easily recognized burry preet and a loud wheep. After the young have fledged, a family may be heard calling loudly as it moves through the treetops. (Albany County, New York.)
Habitat: Deciduous woodlands, usually in the upper half of the trees.
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