They also like to sing loudly from dead branches, wires and trees during the day. They stay together as a couple and both communicate by the sound of different tones while singing. The song, a rich whistle cheer, cheer, cheer is performed by both male and female. The song is a loud string of clear down-slurred or two-parted whistles, often speeding up and ending in a slow trill. [This needs to be put in quotations and cited – it’s clearly not your words] These songs typically last 2 to 3 seconds. Syllables can sound like the bird is singing birdie, birdie, birdie. Males in particular may sing throughout the year, though the peak of singing is in spring and early