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• Thread starter Bob.M
• Start date Feb 21, 2010

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Bob.M

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The past few days I have been hearing a bird making sounds which mimic a cat or kitten's "Mew" sound. I know that Mockingbirds or Catbirds may do this, but as it turns out it was a Blue Jay. The Jay normally has a loud threatening voice which seems effective in getting the other birds to clear out from the feeding station. I happened to see this one sitting in a bush, cracking open a sunflower seed. Is this unusual?

KC Foggin

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Supporter Jays are very talented when it comes to mimicking sounds. When I lived in NYC, they had a few Jays that mimicked Police sirens.

carjug

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It's normal for a Jay to sound like a cat. I don't think they are mimicing, most Jays never hear a cat meow!

Monahawk

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I've heard starlings mimicing cat calls. Yet to hear one immitating a dog though. However Buzzards create a very cat like call too. This used to wind my dog up when she was a pup. She's wisened up to their calls now and takes no notice of them. Si. Warning! This thread is more than 16 years ago old. It's likely that no further discussion is required, in which case we recommend starting a new thread. If however you feel your response is required you can still do so.

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