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What birds sound like a rattlesnake?

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The bird seems to be able to "throw" its call, so that depending on where I move, the call sounds like it's coming from a different spot in the tree. ..... two or three other calls or "scolding" sounds they make when people or other birds get too close - and for such tiny birds i'm always amazed how loud they are. read more

Since I don't think it’s trying to mimic a rattlesnake (if it is, it’s doing it poorly), I think its song, like that of other birds, is simply territorial and to attract mates. Although I know of no birds that mimic rattlesnakes, I did once see a Black Snake moving through dry leaves. When I approached it, I heard a rattling sound. read more

Bird sounds provided by The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Itha-ca, New York. Burrowing Owl 119479 recorded by G. A. Keller; Rattlesnake 107975 recorded by S. R. Pantle. Burrowing Owl Rattlesnake Mimic recording courtesy of Jeff Rice for the Acoustic Atlas at Montana State University. read more