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Duck Call (i.imgur.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml to c/crows@lemmy.ml

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One of my neighbors keeps a duck in his yard that I hear when taking a walk. This rooftop crow was making a particular call nearby in alteration with the duck (barely audible in this video). I've not heard these short frequent caws from a crow before, so it definitely seems like he's intentionally imitating the duck.

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[–] Zannsolo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Pretty normal crow noises, I have a bunch near my house and I hear calls like that all the time. My 1 1/2 yo kid thinks all birds say caw caw.

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Most of the calls in my neighborhood tend to be shorter bursts—territorial or assembly calls. The greater frequency calls tend to be reserved for when a hawk or owl is around and needs to be mobbed once backup arrives. The fact that the similar sounding duck quacking is interspersed seems to indicate imitation to me.