You can also add Gray Catbird and Eastern Meadowlark to the starling mimicry
list. I suspect there are many others.
Bob Holtz
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From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Stevan
Hawkins
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:44 AM
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Rick:
Add Common Nighthawk to the list of species that European Starling mimic.
Onward!
Steve
Stevan Hawkins
San Antonio TX
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From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Rick Hoyme
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [mou-net] Creative Mimicry
Starlings are incredible mimics, though occasionally the mix two birds up.
I've heard Starlings mimic...
Killdeer
Red-tailed hawk
Phoebe
Least Flycatcher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-peewee
It makes birding by ear a little tricky.
Rick Hoyme
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From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Pastor Al
Schirmacher
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 10:58 AM
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Subject: [mou-net] Creative Mimicry
Heard this morning in downtown Princeton, MN (booming metropolis of 4,000):
Peeeeeeeeerrrrpheebe
Presumably a creative starling.
Or a late hybrid I want to meet:)
Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
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