That story reminds me of a Mockingbird story from Georgia. My mother had a much
beloved cockatiel that she took outside with her and had the general run of the
house.
She reported hearing the mockingbird mimic her cockatiel's mimicry of paper
being crumpled!
Deb Carstensen, Littleton
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On Mar 15, 2013, at 11:31 AM, Charles Hundertmark <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I had a similar experience several years ago while helping return chairs from
> an RMBO picnic. We were in the parking lot of a Brighton church, when I heard
> a Sora from above. There was not a bit of wetland or water around. When I
> looked up, there was a European Starling on a utility line doing a perfect
> Sora imitation. We don't often give these birds the credit they deserve as
> vocal masters and accomplished mimics.
>
> Chuck Hundertmark
> Lafayette, CO
>
> On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Peter Burke <[email protected]> wrote:
>> COBirders,
>> I thought I would relate a funny experience I had yesterday on the North
>> Trail at Teller Farms. When I reached the point where the trail turns away
>> from the river -- just before the dogleg that brings you to the lake -- I
>> heard a Sora call. I paused to confirm and heard the bird call twice more.
>> I'm very familiar with this species, and since they can be tough to get an
>> eye on, I felt confident in the ID.
>>
>> Still, it seems a bit early for Sora, and the habitat there is not too
>> Sora-like. So I waited a bit more. Long story short, the Sora turned out to
>> be a European Starling -- the quality of the Starling's imitation was
>> uncanny, very impressive. I also heard an excellent imitation of a
>> Killdeer's flight call, and a decent version of Eastern Screech Owl. I don't
>> think I've every heard such impressive mimicking from a Starling before...
>>
>> The only interesting sighting of the day was a juv. Harlan's Hawk across the
>> road by Teller Lake #5.
>>
>> Good birding,
>> Peter Burke
>> Boulder, CO
>>
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