On Mon, 17 Nov 1997, Steve Mansfield wrote:

> While I was in downtown Bellevue waiting for the tester for my motorcycle
> skills test, I heard what I could have sworn to be the 'bicycle bell' sound
> of a blue jay. I've heard the same call come from blue jays hundreds of
> times back east, and I know we've had reports of them in Eastern
> Washington, but I was under the impression that this would be *way* too far
> West for them. It wen ton for about 10-15 minutes, and I couldn't see the
> source, and I didn't have binocs with me. Are there any birds in this area
> which have a similar call?
>
> Please tell me I'm not crazy....
>
Starlings often make a call very, very similar to this. RK

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