Scientists surmise that counter-singing is the equivalent to throwing an insult at your rival, a sign of intense interaction. The males will counter-sing the exact same songs, referred to as matched counter-singing. Watch for them perched high on the top of prominent trees in order for their song to carry far and wide. This is the equivalent of drawing a boundary line between their two territories. If you are out listening in your neighborhood, you may hear the males counter-singing. I have witnessed the male in my yard song one song from the top of the crabapple, and then fly to the birch where he starts with a completely different song, finishing on the neighbors’ maple with yet a third song of his choice. Each male has several phrases that they draw on and may combine them in ten or more patterns.
Lang Elliot is known for his study of bird song and aptly educates us when he says that most songs of the Cardinal are two-parted with one of the more well known songs being “what-cheer, what-cheer, what-cheer, whoit, whoit, whoit”. For rising sounds such as the “Wooit” the song starts left and then finishes right. When he changes from high to low, the Cardinal starts with his right voice box and then the left, and you wouldn’t know it wasn’t a single whistle as opposed to coming from two voice boxes. Descriptions from field guides vary in how they describe the songs of Cardinals including “Birdie, birdie, birdie” and a much longer song “wooit, wooit, wooit, wooit, chew, chew, chew” where each “wooit” swings up and the “chew” swings down. Sometimes, it starts with clear whistles that may have a few second in between them – “Cheer, cheer, cheer”. The song of the Northern Cardinal is extremely varied. Being permanent residents, they can begin the nesting process early and choose the best nesting sites. This Native American Bird Whistle is designed and tuned to help imitate the sound of a Cardinal/Red Bird or Mocking Bird These are hand made out of. Nesting for Northern Cardinals begins with the male claiming territory.Įach year, I anticipate him singing in my yard, with the soonest date I have recorded being January 19 th.
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