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    Eurasian jay mimicking birdsong

    Steller's Jay... Yes, I've heard of it, and particularly when Merlin Bird ID didn't use to support voice recognition of European birds, and I could never figure out what was going on. Steller's Jay was a moniker for Common Reed Warbler when calling iirc.
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    Eurasian jay mimicking birdsong

    I think it's called a 'subsong' in this case. A few useful links: https://www.birdid.no/bird/eBook.php?specieID=1542 https://www.bird-research.jp/1_shiryo/koe/kakesu_110227_utsunomiya_hirano.mp3 https://xeno-canto.org/species/Garrulus-glandarius?query=type:subsong&view=3&pg=1 A breakdown by...
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    Eurasian jay mimicking birdsong

    Yesterday I heard a jay make sweet sqeaky sounds as if it was imitating some songbird. I've heard jays make buzzardlike calls before, but that's a first. The mimicry was quite muffled, and I didn't see any other jays nearby, so I guess it didn't serve for communication. The bird repeated the...
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