Sounds of the Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Shortcut: Gurging warbles followed by a dry, rattling trill
Song: The male's song is a series of reedy, gurgling warbles followed by a dry, rattling trill. Individual males have many song patterns, ranging from about 40 in eastern populations to nearly 150 in some western regions.
Call: Calls include a dry chek, a rattling churrr and various whimpering notes.
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Bird song and call descriptions copyright 1998 by NatureSound Studio, from the book Common Birds and Their Songs (Lang Elliott, 1998: Houghton Mifflin Company). Contact: Nature Sound Studio. Photographs copyright 2009 by Brian Small and Robert Royse. All rights reserved.
