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Date: 5/18/25 6:49 am From: Fuz Sanderson (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Starling mimics
"African or European starling?" Asked the bridgekeeper... https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpiedmontearthskills.org%2F&data=05%7C02%<7Ccarolinabirds...>%7C3cac9d19322c40e1321608dd9612bb5b%7Ccb72c54e4a314d9eb14a1ea36dfac94c%7C0%7C0%7C638831729380654107%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hDLTv6s1WtMdFWDdSSi56SDa4ENXKMMA%2FTlGoo43SEA%3D&reserved=0 <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.piedmontearthskillsgathering.com%2F&data=05%7C02%<7Ccarolinabirds...>%7C3cac9d19322c40e1321608dd9612bb5b%7Ccb72c54e4a314d9eb14a1ea36dfac94c%7C0%7C0%7C638831729380674306%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2Bdy%2Fje%2FCZWfz%2FraLp7IPcDGkgoYOEMI3q0Rhm8fcQ3s%3D&reserved=0> "With learning a skill comes self-confidence, and with that self confidence we become a more fully alive human being" - Darry Wood On Sat, May 17, 2025, 4:40 PM "Herbert, Teri Lynn" <carolinabirds...> wrote: > There’s a great book titled Mozart’s Starling by L L Haupt: I borrowed it > from the Charleston Public Library. I loved the book! > > On May 27th, 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart met a flirtatious little > starling in a Viennese shop who sang an improvised version of the theme > from his Piano Concerto no. 17 in G major. Sensing a kindred spirit in the > plucky young bird, Mozart bought him and took him home to be a family pet. > For three years, the starling lived with Mozart, influencing his work and > serving as his companion, distraction, consolation, and muse. After > rescuing a baby starling of her own, Haupt found herself enchanted by the > same intelligence and playful spirit that had so charmed her favorite > composer. In Mozart's Starling, Haupt explores the unlikely and > remarkable bond between one of history's most cherished composers and one > of earth's most common birds. The intertwined stories of Mozart's beloved > pet and Haupt's own starling provide an unexpected window into human-animal > friendships, music, the secret world of starlings, and the nature of > creative inspiration. > > > > From: <carolinabirds-request...> on behalf of Jeremy Wrenn < > <carolinabirds...> > Reply-To: Jeremy Wrenn <jeremy.wrenn...> > Date: Friday, May 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM > To: KEN LIPSHY <wuzupdoc12...> > Cc: carolinabirds listserve <carolinabirds...> > Subject: Re: Starling mimicking Cooper’s hawk, red shouldered hawk, > Barn swallow, blackbird, grackle, robin, peewee, titmouse, > > > > They are GREAT mimics. Amazing! I have one at work that does a spot-on > Killdeer in Youngsville! --Jeremy Wrenn Wake Forest, NC On Fri, May 16, > 2025, 4: 33 PM KEN LIPSHY <carolinabirds@ duke. edu> wrote: I suppose i > have never stood next to > > They are GREAT mimics. Amazing! > > > > I have one at work that does a spot-on Killdeer in Youngsville! > > > > --Jeremy Wrenn > > Wake Forest, NC > > > > On Fri, May 16, 2025, 4:33 PM KEN LIPSHY <carolinabirds...> wrote: > > I suppose i have never stood next to a starling to listen carefully but i > recorded one > > Today that fooled Merlin for well over a dozen species. > > > > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS238790301&data=05%7C02%<7Ccarolinabirds...>%7C3cac9d19322c40e1321608dd9612bb5b%7Ccb72c54e4a314d9eb14a1ea36dfac94c%7C0%7C0%7C638831729380686516%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Ya6s8QRHWLeVfBn4WhkOQlWLCdnis3m3lCArmc%2BtmP8%3D&reserved=0 > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https3A2F2Febird.org2Fchecklist2FS238790301&data=057C027Ccarolinabirds40duke.edu7Cd24325ba231f4b4d13d108dd94cd3b547Ccb72c54e4a314d9eb14a1ea36dfac94c7C07C07C6388303315030435217CUnknown7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ3D3D7C07C7C7C&sdata=i4G5Rr212B7wLCUYUdvAVnprDMmuvTME32BIosii85UUY3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!Ab1_Rw!BMPIPMvKPgy6oAf5_axrjzL4i0h5BiZfqPGfJCe0odX3jPRHH4GlFNtufhU2mztiNVrL3s8ZhZKKADp4MShx4jLwAQ$> > >

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