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TIL that Cardinals sing clear, whistled song patterns, which are commonly described as cheeeer-a-dote, cheeer-a-dote-dote-dote, purdy, purdy, purdy…whoit, whoit, whoit, whoit, what-cheer, what-cheer… wheet, wheet, wheet, wheet and cheer, cheer, cheer, what, what, what, what.

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