Feb
20
The consummate mimic
ByNo, not a mockingbird or a myna, but a Lesser Goldfinch. One particularly talented male here sang more or less continuously for the hour I spent in the yard on this fine warm spring morning; his song included easily recognized imitations of American Kestrel, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Curve-billed Thrasher, Verdin, Phainopepla, House Finch, and House Sparrow.Â
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1 Comments
February 24th, 2006 at 6:12 am
I realized that Lesser Goldfinch ws a mimic, but I had no idea the mimicry could be so extensive. Such educational vignettes add much to the pleasure of reading your items.