birdsong

[ burd-sawng, -song ]

noun

1. the singing or calling of birds, especially songbirds.

birdsong

/ ˈbɜːdˌsɒŋ /

noun

1. the musical call of a bird or birds

Word History and Origins

Origin of birdsong¹

bird + song

Example Sentences

At one point, I pulled over to hike the short but sweet half-mile Wind Canyon Trail, stopping to take in the dozens of distinct birdsongs fluttering about in the morning air.

From Outside Online

Research suggests that nature sounds—birdsong, rainfall, and so on—help put human minds at ease.

From Popular-Science

We have noise from other animals like birdsong or crickets chirping.

From Freakonomics

They pay in the loss of charismatic wildlife, in the muting of birdsong.

From Popular-Science

In the morning, I use the free Audubon Bird Guide app to determine the individual voices in the chorus of birdsong.

From Outside Online

My childhood memory is of waking up early in the morning to sunshine, blue skies, and loud birdsong.

From The Daily Beast

These were days that forbade Michael to walk afield, and that with haunting, autumnal birdsong held him in a trance.

From Project Gutenberg

Close on Sheriff Birdsong's hurrying heels the judge himself issued forth from the sheriff's office.

From Project Gutenberg

The glaze of unshed tears sprang over Miss Birdsong's eyes like gauzy clouds across a summer sky.

From Project Gutenberg

Through it came the first low twitter of birdsong, a sound that seemed to swell and grow until it filled the world.

From Project Gutenberg

She lay with her head nestled in the crook of Roger's arm, and the birdsong seemed to come to her from a great distance away.

From Project Gutenberg