I'd usually come up with a story like this one for the middle of next week (check the dates), but was thrown off enough with this true encounter this morning (Fri., 27 Mar.'20), felt I would share and see if anyone else has had a similar experience. Anyway, we were respecting the current lock down/in/whatever you want to call it, out in the back yard (Denver, Denver Co.) playing with the dogs when I heard the characteristic "ki-ki-ki..." of an American Kestrel nearby. We get kestrels coming around only very periodically, so thought "cool, where is he?" Scanned the sky, looked to the tree tops, to see if I could find him, nothing. However, it kept calling, so walked around trying to find the now frustrating bird. Only when I noticed a bird fly out of a tree down the alley, still giving the call, that I had my WTF moment - it was a BLUE JAY!! Now we are all familiar with jays of all flavors giving Red-tailed Hawk type cries, but this was the first time I'd heard one giving a perfect American Kestrel call! So have any of y'all had this specific (I guess inter-species) fake out happen with Blue Jays, or any other jay, before? Interested in your experiences. Stay safe and healthy. Cheers,DougDenver 27 March 2020 – Homein Southwest Denver, Denver Co., COCanada Goose – 2 (flyover)Rock Pigeon – 5Eurasian Collared-Dove – 3Ring-billed Gull – 1ad (flyover)Northern Flicker – 4 “Red-shafted”American Kestrel – FAKE NEWS!!Blue Jay – 5Black-capped Chickadee – 6Bushtit – 5European Starling – 1American Robin – 2House Finch – 15Dark-eyed Junco – 2 “Slate-colored” - 1 “Oregon” - 5 “Pink-sided”Spotted Towhee – 1mRed-winged Blackbird – 1m
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