a mockingbird 1st for me

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Howdy All!

     Yesterday, I was walking into the plant at BGE and heard a Northern
Mockingbird, which is *not* unusual <grin>.  What *was*
unusual were the immitations.  First it did a great rendition of
the _pit-i-tuk_ call of a Summer Tanager.  Cool.  But, don't stop
there!  It was immediately followed by a very convincing
_stick-yank_ call of a Scarlet Tanager.  Wow!  Two tanagers back-to-back!!!

     Ok.  So maybe the rest of you don't get off on Mockingbird
calls.  You all know I'm a pretty sick puppy anyway <grin>.  I
also sometimes listen to *good* Mockingbirds and try to see how
many different songs I can identify in a minute.  My record is 7
recognizable immitations from a Mocker in Oklahoma in 1984.

     Also, I heard Chipping Sparrows singing from the parking lot
this morning...

-Greg Miller
Lusby, MD

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