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Ron Louderback
111. by Ron Louderback on December 02, 2011 at 12:44 pm

Can mimic other birds. One March Ron L. videotaped (and recorded) a Northern Shrike mimicing a FLOCK of European Starlings and an American Robin in a smal Russian Olive near Othello WA. It interspersed its own chatter and whistles in the style of a Sage Thrasher.

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Citation: Personal Experience. I observe this occasionally, confident.

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Ron Louderback added a note to Northern Shrike Notes 12/02/2011 at 12:44PM