When hunting, however, Barred Owls use silence to their advantage. During mating season, Barred Owls engage in raucous duets combining a range of gurgles, caws, hoots, and cackles. But these hoots are only a small sample of this large raptor's repertoire.
The Barred Owl's inimitable “who-cooks-for-you” call is one of the best-known nighttime bird sounds in the U.S. Yellow-breasted Chat (Paul Marvin, XC486580. Several habitat management projects designed to aid rapidly declining Golden-winged Warblers also benefit Yellow-breasted Chats. Yellow-breasted Chats benefit from managed forestry efforts by ABC and partners, including the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, that create and preserve semi-open habitat. As a result, the species is now listed as threatened, endangered, or of special concern in several states.
Over the last 50 years, their population has declined by 37 percent. Like so many other bird species, chats are threatened by habitat loss. Frustrated birders sometimes compare the vocalizations of concealed chats to mocking laughter. Although not nocturnal, these birds do sing at night, especially in their springtime breeding season. The Yellow-breasted Chat's "song" is a weird and wonderful mix of cackles, clucks, whistles, and hoots. Įastern Whip-poor-will (Doug Welch, XC469348. Our Migratory Bird Program also aims to address the reasons for decline of whip-poor-wills and many other birds throughout their life cycles. The cause? Collisions with autos and insect declines may play a role, but the loss of forests to agriculture and development is likely the main driver.ĪBC and partners are working to help address the decline of aerial insectivores including whip-poor-wills. Although still considered common in some heavily wooded regions, Eastern Whip-poor-will populations have declined by 75 percent over the last 50 years, and the species has been added to the State of North America's Birds Watch List. But even that has become more difficult in recent years. range.Īdeptly camouflaged, these nocturnal birds are more often heard than seen. Breeding males repeat their songs deep into spring and early summer nights within the bird's remaining eastern U.S. Technically speaking, the Eastern Whip-poor-will is not a songbird, yet its fabled call, which inspired its name, has enchanted generations. Enjoy! Eastern Whip-poor-willĮastern Whip-poor-will. Instead, we've combined classic late-night bird sounds with a few lesser-known, but no less inspired, nocturnal melodies, to create a playlist of the most captivating nighttime bird songs to be found in North America. Still, there are too many birds that sing at night - or at least late into the evening - to easily list here. Ambient sounds are minimal and there is less competition - at least vocally - with other birds. In both cases, the night holds advantages. Others, like Northern Mockingbirds, are typically active during the day but will vocalize into the night when searching for mates.
Why do birds sing at night? Some species, like the Eastern Whip-poor-will, are nocturnal and only communicate after dark because that's when they're awake. For good reason, birds are emblematic of the morning - that's when many are most vocal - but some species find their voice after dark, and listening to these birds chirping at night can be a uniquely enchanting (or eerie) experience.
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