An extraordinary change has come to White Throated Sparrow songs. In BC in the mid-nineties, a new song was being heard. By 2004 it was adopted across half of Alberta. In 2019 it was spreading through Quebec. For such a baked-in distinctive to change so rapidly is astonishing.
Was: "Oh my sweet Canada, Canada, Canada" and is now, "Oh my sweet Cana-Cana-Cana-Canada".
Crowd-sourced recordings available on the internet fueled this story.
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