Larry L wrote:

I have a small gray bird here, with white wing patches that
are very distinct when he flies, and a "sorta 'Jay' look" ( birder I ain't
:-) about him, that is driving me nuts.

I tried to get a photo of him "in the act" but it didn't come out, here is
the best I could do

http://www.kimshew.com/weirdbird.jpg

"The act," and he's been doing this for two months or more, is to fly down
to my truck and flap and hover while pecking at the outside rear view
mirrors ! He does this for hours, some days.

Any of you BirdBuffs out there know what kind of bird he is and have any
idea "why" he does this? Mainly I'm just curious, but it would be nice to
stop him without causing him harm, as he craps all over both sides of the
truck and dirties the mirrors so much I have to clean them nearly every time
I need to drive.


g since his behavior is so aberrant, and I spend so much time deleting the
mess he leaves behind, I've named him after a favorite roffian G

Mockingbird. No doubt about it.

They're very interesting birds. We have lots of them in my neighborhood
in Menlo Park. In the spring breeding season they have amazingly diverse
calls, imitating everything from other birds (most commonly), to
slamming screen doors, to car alarms. During full-moon nights they keep
me awake. If you whistle something common, like a robin song, they're
likely to reply.

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