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Re: House Finch in the house?
- To: LisaBirder@aol.com
- Subject: Re: House Finch in the house?
- From: Don Cragin <dcragin@pivot.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 14:05:57 -0400
- CC: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- References: <4c.5e303dc.265d657e@aol.com>
- Reply-To: dcragin@pivot.net
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
That's amazing!
I live in Maine, and my Cockatiel, Caesar, has learned to mimic the
Baltimore Orioles' call "hew-li!".
Good Birding,
Derek Cragin
Limington, ME
LisaBirder@aol.com wrote:
>
> Hi there!
>
> Last evening as I was preparing dinner, I heard a male House Finch singing in my livingroom.
>
> ????
>
> I went in to investigate. There was a pair of House Finches on the tube feeder hanging just outside the window, but no sign of one in the room.
>
> I figured I had just heard one of the birds on the feeder, and went back to the kitchen. A minute later, the same song rang out, this time definitely coming from inside the house.
>
> I went out into the livingroom again, but the feeder was empty. Just as I was turning away again, the "House Finch" began singing. I followed the sound, certain I was eventually going to find a wild bird in my house.
>
> It turns out my budgie, Margarita, has been getting more out of her view of the feeder than just the sight of other birds. She has learned to perfectly mimic the song of an adult House Finch!
>
> Still can't seem to master the "wolf whistle", though.
>
> Lisa G.
> lisabirder@aol.com
> Raleigh, NC