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Gray-headed Chickadee Sounds

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Alaska, June 22, 2007Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library

Sounds provided by Macaulay Library.
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Songs

A series of buzzy, descending notes.

Calls

Calls include a raspy chick-a-dee, high-pitched twitters, and complex gargles.

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Species in This Family

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Paridae)

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