I've also heard credible red-tail calls from starlings. I almost
counted a Virginia Rail once also, before I realized the sound was
coming from a starling. Y'a gotta be careful...

== Michael Hobbs
== Redmond WA
== mikeho at microsoft.com
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>Yep. I never assume a Red-tail from a call alone because I hear
>more Steller's Jays doing Red-tails than Red-tails doing Redtails.
>I'm pretty good at IDing from sound and I can rarely tell the
>two apart.
>
>Kelly Cassidy
>
>>Perhaps a large percentage of the "Red-tails" I hear are
>> actually Steller's Jays.
>>
>> Jim Elder