[ring.com]

I've never seen one, but ... is this an Eastern Mockingbird? Very pretty bird.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/25/2020 12:37PM by PeterB.

Yes, a mockingbird. Had them in MA and on PEI; very striking wing markings when flying. And an amazing ability to recite any sound heard -- car alarms, door locking chirps, dogs barking -- as part of the daily 'dawn chorus'.

Cornell University Ornithology Laboratory has the AllAboutBirds
site with visual and audio id info

Northern Mockingbird

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/25/2020 01:16PM by TheCaber.

Looks like an unmarked white van to me.


Umm...

...Could be a Northern Mockingbird.

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so long as they don't start mimicking 'Hey Alexa' and ordering stuff.

....h'ornithologist.......????

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Scary ... I didn't realize that these guys are smart enough to recognize individual humans and are really quite aggressive about their territory...

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Freya says, 'Hello from NOLA, baby!' (Laissez bon temps rouler!)

Yes, a mockingbird. I love hearing them sing...unless it's right outside my bedroom window in the middle of the night. Yup, they do that. Endlessly.

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Oh and also, I just discovered that a mated pair of house finches was trying to maybe nest right behind one of my Ring cams, despite the fact that I put anti-bird wire behind it, to try to prevent exactly that from happening ... the damned female was literally trying to destroy the USB connector! ... I have good video of them too, if anyone wants to see.

And if anyone wants to see a truly enviable bird cam, and hasn't already seen it, check this out (it's only a sampling of what she's gotten): [www.inspiremore.com]

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Freya says, 'Hello from NOLA, baby!' (Laissez bon temps rouler!)