{
  "id": 164106,
  "title": "A ‘Viral’ New Bird Song in Canada Is Causing Sparrows to Change Their Tune",
  "url": "/competitions/birdsong-recognition/discussion/164106",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2020-07-04T18:18:16.852352600Z",
  "votes": 13,
  "comment_count": 8,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p><a href=\"https://gizmodo.com/a-viral-new-bird-song-in-canada-is-causing-sparrows-t-1844245103\">https://gizmodo.com/a-viral-new-bird-song-in-canada-is-causing-sparrows-t-1844245103</a></p>",
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    {
      "id": "915433",
      "postDate": "07/04/2020 18:18:16",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"https://gizmodo.com/a-viral-new-bird-song-in-canada-is-causing-sparrows-t-1844245103\">https://gizmodo.com/a-viral-new-bird-song-in-canada-is-causing-sparrows-t-1844245103</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "https://gizmodo.com/a-viral-new-bird-song-in-canada-is-causing-sparrows-t-1844245103",
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    {
      "id": "915525",
      "postDate": "07/04/2020 19:48:13",
      "content": "<p>The birds know about this competition. They're trying to trick us. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "The birds know about this competition. They're trying to trick us.",
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    },
    {
      "id": "916366",
      "postDate": "07/05/2020 15:26:19",
      "content": "<p>Canadian birds are the smartest :)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Canadian birds are the smartest :)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "917283",
      "postDate": "07/06/2020 11:37:06",
      "content": "<p>Oh no we are ducked up. 😄 </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Oh no we are ducked up. 😄",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "933628",
      "postDate": "07/17/2020 20:40:45",
      "content": "<p>also, they are probably sorry for confusing us 😂</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "also, they are probably sorry for confusing us 😂",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "935152",
      "postDate": "07/19/2020 05:42:19",
      "content": "<p>Mood swings</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Mood swings",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "942078",
      "postDate": "07/23/2020 15:13:06",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/i/status/1285598426881720320\">https://twitter.com/i/status/1285598426881720320</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "https://twitter.com/i/status/1285598426881720320",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "949822",
      "postDate": "07/29/2020 01:19:35",
      "content": "<p>this actually means that same bird type can make slightly different calls in different locations.  you may need to consider this in augmentation. e.g.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://pages.vassar.edu/sensoryecology/swamp-sparrow-singing-behavior/\">https://pages.vassar.edu/sensoryecology/swamp-sparrow-singing-behavior/</a>\n\"As seen in the spectrograms below, the basic structure of each of the syllables in the different populations is similar, but the differences lie in the frequency and arrangement of the notes in each syllable. Since swamp sparrows reside across a large portion of the U.S and Canada, and also learn their songs, the songs tend to vary across different geographical locations. This is because when learning a song, birds over great distances might learn the song slightly differently, and because they are separated from the other populations, the song may continue to change slightly and other birds in the area will learn this song.\"</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "this actually means that same bird type can make slightly different calls in different locations.  you may need to consider this in augmentation. e.g.\n\nhttps://pages.vassar.edu/sensoryecology/swamp-sparrow-singing-behavior/\n\"As seen in the spectrograms below, the basic structure of each of the syllables in the different populations is similar, but the differences lie in the frequency and arrangement of the notes in each syllable. Since swamp sparrows reside across a large portion of the U.S and Canada, and also learn their songs, the songs tend to vary across different geographical locations. This is because when learning a song, birds over great distances might learn the song slightly differently, and because they are separated from the other populations, the song may continue to change slightly and other birds in the area will learn this song.\"",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "949897",
      "postDate": "07/29/2020 03:50:43",
      "content": "<p>slightly? do you know that in some countries like vietnam, they bring birds together so that their bird learns new songs ? I saw this in the show \"Somebody feed Phil\" on Netflix.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "slightly? do you know that in some countries like vietnam, they bring birds together so that their bird learns new songs ? I saw this in the show \"Somebody feed Phil\" on Netflix.",
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    {
      "id": 915525,
      "author_name": "jonykarki",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "07/04/2020 19:48:13",
      "content": "<p>The birds know about this competition. They're trying to trick us. </p>",
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      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 916366,
      "author_name": "alincijov",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "07/05/2020 15:26:19",
      "content": "<p>Canadian birds are the smartest :)</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 933628,
          "author_name": "andradaolteanu",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "07/17/2020 20:40:45",
          "content": "<p>also, they are probably sorry for confusing us 😂</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 917283,
      "author_name": "pranavkasela",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "07/06/2020 11:37:06",
      "content": "<p>Oh no we are ducked up. 😄 </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 935152,
      "author_name": "mohitmaithani",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "07/19/2020 05:42:19",
      "content": "<p>Mood swings</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 942078,
      "author_name": "hengck23",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "07/23/2020 15:13:06",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/i/status/1285598426881720320\">https://twitter.com/i/status/1285598426881720320</a></p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 949822,
      "author_name": "hengck23",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "07/29/2020 01:19:35",
      "content": "<p>this actually means that same bird type can make slightly different calls in different locations.  you may need to consider this in augmentation. e.g.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://pages.vassar.edu/sensoryecology/swamp-sparrow-singing-behavior/\">https://pages.vassar.edu/sensoryecology/swamp-sparrow-singing-behavior/</a>\n\"As seen in the spectrograms below, the basic structure of each of the syllables in the different populations is similar, but the differences lie in the frequency and arrangement of the notes in each syllable. Since swamp sparrows reside across a large portion of the U.S and Canada, and also learn their songs, the songs tend to vary across different geographical locations. This is because when learning a song, birds over great distances might learn the song slightly differently, and because they are separated from the other populations, the song may continue to change slightly and other birds in the area will learn this song.\"</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 949897,
          "author_name": "alincijov",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "07/29/2020 03:50:43",
          "content": "<p>slightly? do you know that in some countries like vietnam, they bring birds together so that their bird learns new songs ? I saw this in the show \"Somebody feed Phil\" on Netflix.</p>",
          "votes": null,
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    "915433": "https://gizmodo.com/a-viral-new-bird-song-in-canada-is-causing-sparrows-t-1844245103",
    "915525": "The birds know about this competition. They're trying to trick us.",
    "916366": "Canadian birds are the smartest :)",
    "917283": "Oh no we are ducked up. 😄",
    "933628": "also, they are probably sorry for confusing us 😂",
    "935152": "Mood swings",
    "942078": "https://twitter.com/i/status/1285598426881720320",
    "949822": "this actually means that same bird type can make slightly different calls in different locations.  you may need to consider this in augmentation. e.g.\n\nhttps://pages.vassar.edu/sensoryecology/swamp-sparrow-singing-behavior/\n\"As seen in the spectrograms below, the basic structure of each of the syllables in the different populations is similar, but the differences lie in the frequency and arrangement of the notes in each syllable. Since swamp sparrows reside across a large portion of the U.S and Canada, and also learn their songs, the songs tend to vary across different geographical locations. This is because when learning a song, birds over great distances might learn the song slightly differently, and because they are separated from the other populations, the song may continue to change slightly and other birds in the area will learn this song.\"",
    "949897": "slightly? do you know that in some countries like vietnam, they bring birds together so that their bird learns new songs ? I saw this in the show \"Somebody feed Phil\" on Netflix."
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