[NatureNS] Imitations

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Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:47:41 -0300
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Hi Lois,

On 23-Mar-07, at 7:41 PM, Lois Codling wrote:

> Speaking of Killdeer, James, I heard one about 3 wks. ago, but  
> realized after awhile that the sound was coming from a Starling.   
> Today I heard a Comm. Yellowthroat while soaking up some of that  
> lovely sunshine & warmth, but the source was the same.  So I'm  
> wondering about Starling memories.  How long can they remember a  
> sound in order to duplicate it?  Have they recently heard a  
> Killdeer and a Comm. Yellowthroat?  We've had Starlings around all  
> winter, and I assume this was one of our year-round residents.  Has  
> it really remembered these bird calls over the winter?

Clearly, it has.

Here's an article from National Geographic, not pertaining to vocal  
memory, but to long-term memory related to migration. That indicates  
that many birds have excellent long-term memory.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/ 
2003/04/0429_030429_birdbrains.html

Cheers,

Chris
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Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History
1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  B3H 3A6
(902) 424-6435   Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
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<HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Lois,<DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On =
23-Mar-07, at 7:41 PM, Lois Codling wrote:</DIV><BR =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Speaking of Killdeer, James, I heard one about 3 =
wks. ago, but realized after awhile that the sound was coming from a =
Starling.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Today I heard =
a Comm. Yellowthroat while soaking up some of that lovely sunshine &amp; =
warmth, but the source was the same.<SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>So I'm wondering about =
Starling memories.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>How =
long can they remember a sound in order to duplicate it?<SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Have they recently heard a =
Killdeer and a Comm. Yellowthroat?<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0=
 </SPAN>We've had Starlings around all winter, and I assume this was one =
of our year-round residents.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 =
</SPAN>Has it really remembered these bird calls over the =
winter?</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>Clearly, it has.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Here's an article from =
National Geographic, not pertaining to vocal memory, but to long-term =
memory related to migration. That indicates that many birds have =
excellent long-term memory.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><A =
href=3D"http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/04/0429_030429_birdbr=
ains.html">http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/04/0429_030429_bir=
dbrains.html</A></DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Cheers,</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Chris<BR><DIV> <P =
style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" =
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Times">_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._=
._._._.</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT =
face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Times">Christopher Majka =
- Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: =
0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Times">1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada<SPAN =
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style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Times">(902) 424-6435 <SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Email &lt;<A =
href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</A>&gt;</F=
ONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times"=
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