tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723269882919206612.post7472168193764195494..comments2009-10-30T00:57:15.452-04:00Comments on Sibley Guides Notebook: Vocal copying by Pine SiskinsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723269882919206612.post-80163568481643861722009-06-12T17:54:10.561-04:002009-06-12T17:54:10.561-04:00I too have heard titmice imitating other birds. A ...I too have heard titmice imitating other birds. A few years ago one titmouse in my Connecticut yard would mimic the bluejays. Of course the blue jays are master mimics. From my home office, I often SWEAR that I hear a Red-Tailed Hawk overhead. I rush to the window: It's a blue jay, who has scattered all the other birds with the hawk call and is helping himself to the sunflower seeds. Smart peregrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310871394184407035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723269882919206612.post-18209614366528337922009-05-18T00:04:00.000-04:002009-05-18T00:04:00.000-04:00Another bird which sometimes mimics other birds is...Another bird which sometimes mimics other birds is the tufted titmouse but Ive never seen any mention of this in any of the field guides Ive seen. I once heard a titmouse doing a whipoorwill call perfectly in Andover, MA near Ward Reservation!Kirk Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723269882919206612.post-39655274068363632092009-05-14T19:35:00.000-04:002009-05-14T19:35:00.000-04:00Interesting musings, David. It seems to me that ne...Interesting musings, David. It seems to me that nearly all siskins (at least the American spp with which I have experience) are accomplished vocal mimics, as are many of their relatives: the euphonias. At this point, I'm actually interested in knowing why it is that American Goldfinch *doesn't* seem to do much mimicry, since nearly every other American Carduelis does!Dan Lanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723269882919206612.post-44643421075984599562009-05-13T14:24:00.000-04:002009-05-13T14:24:00.000-04:00Absolutely fantastic. What a great recording that...Absolutely fantastic. What a great recording that is. Thanks for your insights.NickLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15505861510483807050noreply@blogger.com