[mou] Starling Mimicry

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Actually Starlings can be a real problem to birding by ear. We have a =
flock that lives on our building and have heard them do an almost =
perfect Killdeer and Red-tailed Hawk scream. I've heard them imitate =
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Least Sandpiper and Eastern Phoebe. Whenever I =
hear a bird I always evaluate the season and the habitat. If either are =
suspect, I investigate more until I see it for sure. In the 5 cases I =
sited, something was wrong with either where or when I heard the call =
and I investigated. So listener beware! They are good at it.

Happy Birding
Rick Hoyme
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  From: Pastor Al Schirmacher<mailto:PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net>=20
  To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu<mailto:mou-net@cbs.umn.edu> ; =
mnbird@lists.mnbird.net<mailto:mnbird@lists.mnbird.net>=20
  Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 3:33 PM
  Subject: [mou] Starling Mimicry

  Now that species numbers are dwindling (and my son is posting the =
Saturday=20
  "goodies" before I do), one is forced to observe and comment on =
behavior=20
  (chuckle of heavy irony).

  Have had two Starling mimic calls this week already:  Eastern =
Meadowlark=20
  (not unusual nor particularly well done today) &  Eastern Pewee =
(that's a=20
  personal first - very well done).  Wonder how many different birds =
they can=20
  imitate?

  Most unusual over the years was a Pine Siskin ascending call, done so =
well=20
  that I searched the trees for it just north of Milwaukee.

  Your experiences?

  Al Schirmacher
  Princeton, MN
  Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties

  (Marveling over the YB Loon sighting by an excellent birding couple in =

  central Wisconsin this afternoon)=20

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<DIV>Actually Starlings can be a real problem to birding by ear. We have =
a flock=20
that lives on our building and have heard them do an almost perfect =
Killdeer and=20
Red-tailed Hawk scream. I've heard them imitate Red-bellied Woodpecker, =
Least=20
Sandpiper and Eastern Phoebe. Whenever I hear a bird I always evaluate =
the=20
season and the habitat. If either are suspect, I investigate more until =
I see it=20
for sure. In the 5 cases I sited, something was wrong with either where =
or when=20
I heard the call and I investigated. So listener beware! They are good =
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<DIV>Happy Birding</DIV>
<DIV>Rick Hoyme</DIV>
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  <DIV><BR></DIV>Now that species numbers are dwindling (and my son is =
posting=20
  the Saturday <BR>"goodies" before I do), one is forced to observe and =
comment=20
  on behavior <BR>(chuckle of heavy irony).<BR><BR>Have had two Starling =
mimic=20
  calls this week already:&nbsp; Eastern Meadowlark <BR>(not unusual nor =

  particularly well done today) &amp;&nbsp; Eastern Pewee (that's a =
<BR>personal=20
  first - very well done).&nbsp; Wonder how many different birds they =
can=20
  <BR>imitate?<BR><BR>Most unusual over the years was a Pine Siskin =
ascending=20
  call, done so well <BR>that I searched the trees for it just north of=20
  Milwaukee.<BR><BR>Your experiences?<BR><BR>Al =
Schirmacher<BR>Princeton,=20
  MN<BR>Mille Lacs &amp; Sherburne Counties<BR><BR>(Marveling over the =
YB Loon=20
  sighting by an excellent birding couple in <BR>central Wisconsin this=20
  afternoon) =
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