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 Deicing mishap left Delta passenger with wet pants. This is no ordinary winter storm on the way. Jamie Dimon proposes a 2-state test. Gunman said four words before he shot a judge and his wife. Report an error