The songs included in this topic are high-pitched, drawn-out notes that are aptly described as screams. It is thought that the characteristics of these sounds are adaptations to environments. For instance, the high-pitched, loud screams of the Bald Eagle and Red-tailed Hawk carry well directionally over long distances in their open habitats.
There are 12 birds you can easily hear and identify who have Screams. The following is a list, in American Ornithologists' Union order, of these birds:
Wood Duck
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Black Oystercatcher
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
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Franklin's Gull
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Ring-billed Gull
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Herring Gull
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Western Gull
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Glaucous-winged Gull
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