Comments on: Bird survey http://naturallore.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/bird-survey/ Nature, Outdoor & wilderness living skills, traditional & primitive skills and crafts in the north of Swedish Lapland Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:22:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: fenlander1 http://naturallore.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/bird-survey/#comment-517 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:10:47 +0000 http://naturallore.wordpress.com/?p=1250#comment-517 Hi Hen, Apologies for the delay in responding but I have been in Lapland for three weeks. There are no hard and fast rules to the difference between bird songs and calls. A birds call is usually rather repetitive and the song more varied but not in all cases.

Songs are more musical and complex then calls. They are usually only produced by the male. With most birds the song is associated with breeding. The male is singing to find a mate and/or claim and protect territory.

Calls are usually not as musical and varied. Birds use calls to communicate with each other and between members of a flock or family. There are calls for aggression, warning, identification, flocking, hunger and many others.

]]> By: hen http://naturallore.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/bird-survey/#comment-505 Mon, 25 May 2009 23:33:16 +0000 http://naturallore.wordpress.com/?p=1250#comment-505 helloo!

How do you know when a bird is singing & when it’s calling? I think I know the answer, but it would be good to hear it from someone who knows!

Thanks,
hen
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