Sounds of the Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Shortcut: Cheer, cheer cheerful, charmer
Song: The song, given mainly by the male, is a series of melodious, gurgling whistles sometimes sounding like cheer, cheer, cheerful, charmer.
Call: A sweet tur-a-lee is a commonly heard contact call often given in flight. Agitated chattering signifies alarm.
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Bird songs copyright 1998 by Lang Elliott. Song descriptions adapted from the book Common Birds and Their Songs (Lang Elliott, 1998: Houghton Mifflin Company) and other material by Lang Elliott. Contact: Nature Sound Studio. Photographs copyright 2010 by Brian Small and Robert Royse. All rights reserved.
