Yes, this happens every spring. Starlings' imitations of birds are
apparently seasonal in part, and they start imitating peewees when
spring arrives. Given that propensity, any peewee song heard before May
should be presumed to be an imitation unless the bird is actually seen.
Good birding!
Jim Moore
Rockville
On 3/30/2013 6:32 PM, JB Churchill wrote:
> In support of Mike's remark, I've been fooled many times by starlings
> doing a very convincing rendition of a peewee.
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 5:59 PM, Mike Hudson <birdman96...>
> <mailto:<birdman96...>> wrote:
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> That should have said "not going outright". Spell-check is so
> useful... When it works.
>
> Mike H
>
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> From: "Denise Ryan" <screechowl...>
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> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 5:04 PM
> To: <mdbirding...> <mailto:<mdbirding...>>
> Subject: [MDBirding] Eastern Pewee
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> Gotta love birding by ear. Just heard my first eastern pewee
> in the vicinity of my back yard in Cheverly, MD.
>
> Denise Ryan
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