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 Song Sparrow  Melospiza melodia

Scarborough Marsh, Maine, USA  43° 34' 05.2" N  70° 21' 32.7" W  29 June 2014

Song of descending, clear elements, followed by a trill and a higher frequency element.

Uttered from a lone tree in saltmarsh.

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Nesowadnehunk Field, Baxter State Park, Maine, USA  45° 58' 35.1" N  69° 04' 41.2" W  25 June 2014

A more 'musical' song type compared with the bird above; composed of a several phrases of clear, pure tone elements.

Singing from willow scrub in open grassland.

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Abol Pond, Baxter State Park, Maine, USA  45° 50' 19.6" N  68° 55' 26.6" W  27 June 2014

Song type composed of hoarse-sounding introductory elements, followed by two more musical elements and a slow low-frequency trill, ending with a more complex, fast warble.

Singing from lake-side scrub.

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Laudholm Farm, Wells, Maine, USA  43° 20' 06.1" N  70° 32' 42.3" W  18 June 2014

Song from territorial Song Sparrow on the edge of a saltmarsh.

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