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I've been paying close attention to the local starlings recently. They're fine mimics, especially the one who joins the pre-dawn chorus outside our bedroom window. This morning he started out with a couple of rounds of Killdeer, "kideeee, kideeeee, kideeee..", then moved on to the liquid "glugalee" of a Red-winged Blackbird. After a seque of squeaks, cackles, trills, and whistles, he produced a fine series of Red-Tail Hawk screams. And for the finale? A pretty fair approximation of a Bald Eagle's cry.
What's happening in your part of the world?
Carry on. I'll check back early this evening.