Science | sparrow City Sparrows Sing Louder to Trump Cars Pitches are higher today than decades ago: Study By John Johnson Posted Apr 10, 2012 2:38 PM CDT Copied Sparrows have raised their pitch, apparently to be heard above the sounds of traffic. (Flickr) Sparrows who live in the big city have learned to speak up in order to be heard: Researchers examined the songs of those that live around the Golden Gate Bridge and found that the calls are in a higher pitch now than they were in 1965, according to an Animal Behavior study noted by Scientific American. Researchers suspect the sparrows have adapted in order to be heard above all that traffic. Read These Next Wondering how Cheryl Hines feels about all this? Wonder no more. It's the second-worst wildfire season ever for Canada. A child was reportedly among those shot dead in a Target parking lot. It's a survival story fit for a sea shanty. Report an error