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How cowbirds make a watery song — Level A1 — birds on cable wire

How cowbirds make a watery songCEFR A1

22 Dec 2025

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Adapted from Brian Maffly - U. Utah, Futurity • CC BY 4.0

Photo by 冬城, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
74 words
  • Cowbirds sing a watery, bubbling song in nature.
  • The sound is like small drops hitting water.
  • The noise starts very fast and then slowly fades away.
  • The birds make it with a special throat voice organ.
  • The birds hold their breath and then suddenly release it.
  • This action makes a splash-like burst of sound.
  • Other birds can learn the sound and copy it too.
  • Scientists studied these songs in Utah in the wild.

Difficult words

  • watery — like or full of water or liquid
  • bubble — to make small round pockets of air
    bubbling
  • organ — a part of the body with a special job
    throat voice organ
  • fade — to become less strong or clear
    fades away
  • scientist — a person who studies nature and tests ideas
    Scientists

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Discussion questions

  • Have you heard birds sing in nature?
  • Do you like the sound of birds?
  • Can you copy a bird sound?

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