KNOW WHAT YOU HEAR

Separate sounds into categories to help you distinguish songs from one another.

Caroling: rich, varied and musical, like a robin.

Trill: fast, flat series of notes, like a chipping sparrow.

High-pitched: high, thin notes, like a cedar waxwing or brown creeper. Whistles: clear notes, like a northern cardinal.

Chirp: short and simple, like the notes of a house sparrow.

Scream: clear or harsh, like the cry of a red-tailed hawk.