Vocal Differences In the July 2010 AOU Splits

Recordists & Locations:

Pacific Wren Song-Kevin J. Colver (July; Alaska)

Winter Wren Song-Don Jones (June 8, 1999; Ferd’s Bog, Eagle Bay, New York)

Winter Wren Call-Don Jones (October 28, 1994; Dot & Brooks Evert Trail, Southampton Township, NJ)

Pacific Wren Call-Kevin J. Colver (June; California)

Eastern Whip-poor-will-Don Jones (July 2, 1996; Wharton State Forest, Atsion, NJ)

Mexican Whip-poor-will-Don Jones (June 2010; Pinery Canyon Road, Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona)

Common Scoter-http://www.ivnvechtplassen.org/ivn_vogels_winter/Zwarte_Zeeeend_Melanitta- nigra.html; recorded in the Netherlands 1979

Black Scoter-Don Jones (February 29, 2004; Cape May Point, New Jersey)

References/Additional Information

http://www.xeno-canto.org/ A website collection of bird vocalizations from around the world containing over 60000 recordings of over 7000 species.

http://earbirding.com/ A website by Nathan Pieplow devoted to ear-birding with a huge amount of useful and helpful information.

The Sibley Guide to Birds, David Allen Sibley Although the publication of this guide preceded these splits by a decade, David did an excellent job of discussing the both the visual and aural differences.