Transliterating Birdsong Into English

“Some of these sounds are hard to imagine, given only the transcription on the page: Would the kddddrrddi of the summer tanager sound different with another d more or less? Likewise, distinguishing the br-r-r-r-rt of the dicksissel from the brrt of the bank swallow and the tsip of the lark sparrow from the tsiip of the chipping sparrow must take a practiced ear.”