In our last post, we covered the famous wail of the Common Loon. But that’s not the only haunting sound these birds make. Click the score below to hear the tremolo. When slowed down, you can hear the interval of a Minor Seventh. The loon starts around an F#, fires off odd tuplets of a […]
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The Common Loon Wail
What has a black head, beady red eyes, and cries like a banshee? It’s the Common Loon! Drag over the noteheads to listen. The Common Loon sings an interval of an imperfect fourth, usually from E to A. This is a much wider interval than most birds, who commonly sing thirds. The mysterious wail of […]
