27 July 2023
In late July, who’s singing now?
Nearly nobody.
Birds sing throughout the breeding season to assert territory and entice mates however most songbirds wrap up the breeding season by mid-July. When breeding’s over they cease singing.
You’ll hear a handful of exceptions, although, amongst songbirds who nest many occasions every year. Track sparrows and northern cardinals increase a number of broods and have energetic nests in late July. Each are nonetheless singing although not as vigorously.
You gained’t hear songs from birds who’ve completed breeding however you’ll hear their contact calls. Widespread grackles increase just one brood per 12 months and by July they’re already in flocks, sweeping by means of the woods and foraging on the bottom.

You won’t see them on the shady forest ground however you’ll hear them making “chucking” seems like this. (Observe: There are further birds making noise within the background of this recording.)
Birdsong will drop off utterly subsequent month. Pay attention to the few singers now.
(photograph from Wikimedia Commons; click on on the hyperlink to see the unique)