Anita:
Interesting. I have a friend that collects examples of tandem singing in
birds. I have not heard of song sparrows doing it, but have seen it in
various species, including meadowlarks and Mississippi Kites.
Here is an example of Kites (only one is shown) --
https://www.flickr.com/photos/73831614@N00/28899235282/in/album-72157672406852165/
Here is an example of Eastern Meadowlarks (the female give an entirely
different vocal in response to the male song. She shows up in the second
half of the clip):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/73831614@N00/33160008704/in/album-72157682398173365/
Bill
On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 3:10 PM Anita Huffman via VA-bird <
va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I was birding on my property Saturday afternoon and noticed a Song
Sparrow singing from a low exposed snag. Another Song Sparrow was
foraging in the undergrowth below the snag, presumably a female since
the male did chase it away. I noticed that the male would sing almost
all the song then stop and the female would finish the last few notes. I
would never have known he wasn't singing it all except for seeing her
beak open and her throat moving in sync with the song, and his beak
closed. Has anyone else ever noticed this happening?
Anita Huffman
Rugby, VA
Grayson County
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