Good question. I have a Mockingbird who serenades me quite often and he sings many other birds songs. He's fooled me in early spring when I thought I had a Phoebe, but when he changed his verse, I knew who it really was. I'd like to hear an answer to Richard's question as well. My guess is that his song is all mimic.
Sent from my iPad On Jun 28, 2013, at 7:08 AM, Richard Tkachuck <[email protected]> wrote: > We have a resident mocking bird who sits in our yard and sings on and on with > all sorts of peeps and mutters. Question: Does the mockingbird have a song > that is unique to itself, or does it only borrow from others? > Richard Tkachuck > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
