Starlings are incredible mimics but beware of blue jays too. I nearly recorded a late osprey in November last year but had doubts because it came from the woods and was far too late in the year. Later a blue jay in the yard did a perfect imitation of both the standard "kip-kip-kip" call as well as the call they give during display flights. I was duly humbled. Just when you think you're pretty good at calls........
Marshall Howe ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rick Hoyme <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 4:50 PM Subject: Re: [mou-net] Mimic To: [email protected] That's a good point. Birder's need to be wary of the Starling's capability to do really good imitations. I've heard them do a perfect Killdeer, the scream of a Red-tailed Hawk, Eastern Peewee and Red-bellied woodpecker. If I hear a bird, especially out of season, out of range or out of normal habitat, I want to see it as well as those sneaky Starlings can fool. Rick Hoyme Old birder's never die. They just pish their life away. -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Al Schirmacher Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 4:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [mou-net] Mimic Stopped at a gas station in nowhere WI, have listened to a Peewee, Robin & House Sparrow - all from Starlings' mouths. Wonder how many species they can imitate? My favorite was a Pine Siskin in Milwaukee 15+ years ago. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Sent from my iPhone ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
