Mimic Thrushes

Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Meow! Long Island, May 1996. (4:55 AM on June 18, 1997 outside my bedroom window). From this song: Notice the "Song Sparrow" (1:44.6-1:46.2) --compare with the     original. Also in this song: "Blue Jay" --compare with the     original. Long Island, June 1997.

Another skilled imitator: three imitations from a single song:

• "Carolina Wren" (secs. 17.8-19.2) --compare with the
      original.
• "Towhee" (secs. 25.0-26.1) --compare with the
      original.
• "Wood Thrush" --compare with the
      original.

Photo of catbird feeding young, taken by Yuri Elson, Long Island, July 2007.

juveniles begging
Long Island, May 2020.

Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos etc., etc. Some mockingbird imitations (from this one song): "Blue Jay scolding" "Blue Jay" --compare with the     original. "Wood Thrush" --compare with the     original. "Carolina Wren" --compare with the     original. "Common Flicker" --compare with the     original. Long Island, June 1996.

Another mockingbird:

• "Digital Alarm Clock"

Another excellent imitator:

• "Blue Jay"
• "Carolina Wren" --compare with the
      original.
• "Carolina Wren" --compare with the
      original.
• "Phoebe" --compare with the
      original.
• "Robin scolding" --compare with the
      original.
• "Tufted Titmouse" --compare with the
      original.

A long record with many imitations, some not birds (?).
Long Island, July 2017.

Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Five consecutive records from one bird (the upsy-daisy bird):         Long Island, May 2000

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