Standing in front of the old P & C grocery store in Auburn on Fri. with no one anywhere around, I heard a strange sound, similar to the intercom phones in Rite-Aid pharmacy across the street which used to be just a few doors away from P & C.
In a few seconds I again heard the sound. Weird!!! I then looked around to see what might have caused the sound. Soaring just overhead were several gulls. Sitting on the roof edge of the building was a crow. As I watched, the crow made a body movement like gulls do & mimicked the sound of a gull!! A few seconds later, it adjusted its body stance & made a normal crow caw .... followed shortly by another gull call while changing its posture to be more like that of a gull, right down to the bit of wing spread. What a fascinating thing to hear & watch. My treat-of-the-day from Mother Nature. Yes, it was up-lifting & brought a smile to my face. Blessings to all, Fritzie -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
