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Re:A ‘viral’ new bird song in Canada is causing sparrows to ... by Cerium on Sunday July 05, 2020 @08:51AM (#23738301)
In San Jose we have birds that imitate car alarms. I don't like them at all.
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Re:A ‘viral’ new bird song in Canada is causing sparrows to ... by NamTaf on Sunday July 05, 2020 @10:03AM (#23738715)
The Lyrebird from Australia is probably the best at this. It can imitate just about anything - car alarms, other birdsongs, camera shutters, gunshots, etc. etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSB71jNq-yQ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrebird#Vocalizations_and_mim...

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Re:A ‘viral’ new bird song in Canada is causing sparrows to ... by mcv on Sunday July 05, 2020 @09:23AM (#23738461)
Ages ago, probably during the age of Nokia phones, I heard about some birds (blackbirds I think) adopting popular Nokia ringtones as their call.
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Re:A ‘viral’ new bird song in Canada is causing sparrows to ... by smileypete on Sunday July 05, 2020 @11:35AM (#23739445)
>In San Jose we have birds that imitate car alarms. I don't like them at all.

There's also the 'mower bird' (male ruffled grouse)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0obByQW23k

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Re:A ‘viral’ new bird song in Canada is causing sparrows to ... by marklacey on Sunday July 05, 2020 @08:56AM (#23738330)
Yes that’s one thing this bird would do. The whole cycle of two or three repetitive sounds from an alarm before moving to another song.
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Re:A ‘viral’ new bird song in Canada is causing sparrows to ... by adammunich on Sunday July 05, 2020 @09:54AM (#23738648)
Really, I need to hear this!
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