What can birding in a different city tell us about ourselves and the culture of perceiving nature in our community? We check in with Loyan Beausoleil about her recent trip to Japan where she observed Warbling White-eye and plentiful Brown-eared Bulbul among blooming cherry trees, listened to the song of the Japanese Bush Warbler who eluded her on Izu Island, and spotted Falcated Ducks when she least expected them, exploring the moat outside the Imperial Palace.

Read Loyan's report on Avian Species Richness and Activity at the Naval Cemetery Landscape.

Bird Vocalizations

Chimney Swift calls https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/107413

American Kestrel calls https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/226931021

Warbling White-eye song https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/6059

Brown-eared Bulbul calls https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/170597841

Japanese Bush Warbler song https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/214569401

Eurasian Sparrowhawk calls https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/387888231 (Germany)

Cooper’s Hawk calls https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/231229541

Sharp-shinned Hawk calls https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/4153

Green-winged Teal https:/ /macaulaylibrary.org/asset/230140701

Falcated Duck calls https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/601476851

Eurasian Sparrowhawk calls https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/62269311 (Kyrgyzstan)

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