[va-richmond-general] Re: Mockingbird Question

Yes, Mockingbirds will imitate other birds to maintain their foraging 
territorial rights.
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From: LanningWB@xxxxxxx
> There is a Red Tailed Hawk in my neighborhood consantly flying around with  
> it's unique call.  Yesterday morning I heard the call and traced it to a  
> tall 
> pine tree in my yard only to find that a Mockingbird was making the  call.  
> It 
> did not have the volume of the hawk but the call was the  same.  Other birds 
> were flying around to check it out too.
>  
> Does anyone know if this is typical of a Mockingbird?
>  
> Wade


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