This morning the song of the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak falling on my ears stopped
me in my tracks, I paused and listened for a spell...then (clearly from the
same bird) there followed an unexpected strain, then.... the usual strains of
the Northern Mockingbird! His rendition of the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak song was
utterly fabulous! He even had most of the tone quality. I wanted to applaud
him!
An individual White-Throated Sparrow was doing some pretty individual
take-offs on the usual song pattern and interspersed within the usual song. He
probably did about four different really unique variations (not counting
truncations as variations). Like a familiar song you still recognize on the
radio but being "jazzed" up by an individual performer.
Best birding wishes,
Ben Albritton
Lexington
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