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Easy for some groceries
I just had a brief, somewhat rare glimpse at my present residence here of a female Cardinal at Red Bridge Pond Dartmouth. Being that there were Starlings in the same location at the edge of the parking lot, I almost ignored the Junco-like clicking sound that I was hearing as perhaps them being the culprits of the sound, as was discussed here as to their immitation capability. Speaking of immitators, I have learned to realize over the years that Blue Jays can also confound the best of us. I have heard them doing an excellant version of a hawk in the past, but moreso have heard them sounding exactly like an Osprey on more than one occasion. I recall hearing this on one occasion where I was obviously very close to the source, but could not see the supposed Osprey, and what was obvious to me was that I was close to some apartment buildings but the sound was more hollow. The reason was the blue jay in question had been on someones partially walled in deck.
Cheers
Bernard Burke
Dartmouth
---- Lois Codling <loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote:
> We have had a Starling doing a Comm. Loon imitation this spring! A very
> good imitation too, but, of course, without the volume.
>
> Lois Codling
> L. Sackville
>
> On 14/04/2011 4:06 PM, James Churchill wrote:
> > Hey folks,
> >
> > I am certainly not casting any doubt on the observation (although
> > early, it sounds entirely plausible), but it just reminded me of an
> > observation about two weeks ago, I forgot to report, of a _Starling
> > _doing a fantastic _Eastern Wood-Pewee rendition_ on Main Street
> > Kentville. Stopped me in my tracks while walking to work!!
> > ("Woah...hold on here...")
> >
> > This adds to the ongoing list of _Starling mimicry_ I've heard in the
> > last couple of years, which also includes _Alder Flycatcher_,
> > _Northern Cardinal_ and _Killdeer_...
> >
> > Cheers,
> > James.
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 3:06 PM, James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com
> > <mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > This morning I bumped into Jean McKiel of Lunenburg. Now she is a
> > person who knows her birds and she told me that she heard and saw
> > an Eastern Wood Pewee. I questioned her and she said it was not a
> > phoebe. This bird was by the Save Easy in Lunenburg. Jean has
> > worked with penguins in New Zealand and has done other bird
> > related things and over the years when she reports something it is
> > accurate. If she is unsure of a bird she lets me know. I
> > happened to stop by the Save Easy for some groceries and sure
> > enough I heard the initial notes of an Eastern wood pewee twice.
> > It was raining hard and I could not locate the bird though. There
> > was a killdeer calling by Cell Pack to.
> >
> > James R. Hirtle
> > Bayport
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > James Churchill
> > Kentville, Nova Scotia
> > jameslchurchill@gmail.com <mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com>
> > home: (902) 681-2374
> >
> >
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