Northern Waterthrush Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

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New York, May 15, 2018Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
Song
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Quebec, May 17, 2019Recorded by Jocelyn Lauzon / Macaulay Library
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Manitoba, June 16, 1996Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller / Macaulay Library
Flight song
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New York, June 16, 2020Recorded by Brad Walker / Macaulay Library
Chip calls
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Yucatán, December 20, 2017Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
Chip calls
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New York, June 17, 2020Recorded by Brad Walker / Macaulay Library
Flight calls
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Maryland, August 28, 1994Recorded by Michael O'Brien / Macaulay Library

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Songs

The primary song is a loud, ringing, three-part sweet sweet sweet swee wee wee chew chew chew chew with many minor variations. Breeding males deliver a delightful flight song, especially around dusk, which starts with a fast series of chips and climaxes in a jumbled, rapid mix of song fragments and calls. Some individuals deliver this song while ascending rapidly through the canopy.

Calls

The most commonly heard call is a loud, metallic chink similar to the call of Louisiana Waterthrush but a bit lower in pitch. Courting adults and begging young also give a high-pitched zeez call.