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3/10/2007

Car Alarm Grackle in Austin

Filed under: Video — Laura Moncur @ 5:00 am
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Michael and I encountered this grackle outside of Fry’s Electronics in Austin, Texas on Thursday. He kept making a car starting noise and a car alarm noise. Grackles are amazing mocking birds, but this is the first time we’ve heard one mimic a car alarm.

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  1. actually…That’s a normal sound for a Texas grackle so far as I know. At least one site lists it as a mating call or love song.

    http://web2.uwindsor.ca/courses/biology/dmennill/Mexico/GTGR.html

    Comment by Joseph — 7/9/2007 @ 7:48 pm

  2. That’s what they all sound like

    Comment by Erik — 7/10/2007 @ 1:39 pm

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