[mou] Heard Birds

[Mike Nelson]

Truly, starlings are the 8-bit samplers of the bird world, or certainly
North America...I've heard them mimic robins, purple martins, nighthawks
(not the dive brakes though), crows, and kestrels. So don't feel too bad.

Here's a heard only, a mystery from last spring. This same phrase repeated
exactly, 3-4/min:  (for rhythm) "for you I'll try Kiwi" Relative pitch, 2-1,
4-3, 6-5; the 'you' was hoarse while the other notes were clear. Does this
sound familiar to anyone?

Mike Nelson
Cottage Grove, Wash. Co.
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From: "Ann and Manley Olson" <a_molson@unidial.com>
To: "MOU" <MOU-net@cbs.umn.edu>; <mnbird@lists.mnbird.net>;
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Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 12:23 PM
Subject: [mou] Heard Birds


> Two experiences from yesterday that reinforce that one needs to exercise
> caution when identifying birds only by vocalizations heard. I heard what
> clearly sounded like an oriole,only to find it was a starling. At dusk I
> heard what I first thought was a nighthawk then the brain kicked in with
> "woodcock".I am sure that most of us have had similar experiences and it
> is just one of many things that might  help new birders.   Manley Olson
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