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Index of Subjects Thanks James and Chris for great sites on Starling vocalizations and bird memory of migration routes. Lots of other great bird articles on that Nat'l Geographic site too! Lois Codling c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca wrote: > 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 > > _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. > > 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 > <mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>> > > _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/731 - Release Date: 23/03/2007 3:27 PM >
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