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It’s Getting Cramped Over Here! Big Cities Are Changing Bird Dynamics

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  Birds are a vast class of animals that can be found in a variety of habitats around the world.  One environment many reside in is also home to thousands of people; urban areas.  As the world’s population climbs, so do the … Continue reading

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Crying Fowl: Peahens Can Tell Each Other’s Calls Apart

Who’s Who in the Animal World It’s a dangerous world out there, and animals know it. For a social species, being able to alert the group to the presence of a predator is incredibly important, and one of the most … Continue reading

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Peregrine Falcon Vocalizations

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BLOG #2   Peregrine Falcon song appears to be innate. Because the juveniles leave the nest early on and do not live in communities with many other raptor birds (they nest secluded with another parent), they do not learn their … Continue reading

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Peregrine Falcon

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Michael Garcia Jeremy Middleman Biology 105: Singing Life of Birds Peregrine Falcon Blog Post #1 The Peregrine Falcon is a large Falcon that is the largest Falcon over most of North and South America. Characteristics to identify the bird are … Continue reading

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Vocalizations and Singing Behavior in the Black-Capped Chickadee (Poecile Atricapillus)

  Generic Black-Capped Chickadee Song: Generic Black-Capped Chickadee Call: Song, Call Types, and Vocalization Behavior: Most adult chickadees have no less than 16 different vocalizations. The following is a list of names for the different vocalizations which have been identified … Continue reading

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Canada Goose Vocalizations

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Types of Vocalizations- The Canada Goose is a waterfowl, and not a singing species of bird. However, the Canada Goose has an intricate system of vocal communication, and their repertoire includes 13 different calls for adults, although this is debated … Continue reading

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Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) Singing Behavior

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What are the characteristics of the songs and calls of Tufted Titmice? The Tufted Titmouse’s song is a whistled chant, peter peter peter or here here here, and it is a fast-repeated, clear whistle.  The second peter in the song is … Continue reading

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Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) General Biology

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What is a Tufted Titmouse? The Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) is a small bird in the Paridae family. The average male wing span is 79.8mm and average female wing span is 76.7mm. These birds are easily identified with its overall … Continue reading

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The Blue Jay – Vocalizations

Blue Jays are often considered to be among the most intelligent birds. This makes them both very interesting and hard to capture and study (Kroodsma, 2005). Not much work has been done on the vocalizations of Blue Jays and most … Continue reading

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Canada Goose

The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), General Biology:                                                      APPEARANCE The Canada Goose has a black … Continue reading

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