To become a mockingbird

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There are clear patterns to both mockingbird and grey catbird songs. Mockingbirds, for example, tend to repeat each section of their song four or five times before moving on to the next. Catbirds intersperse the cat-like call that gives them their name and can be recognized just from that call. But yes, all members of Mimidae that I’ve met mimic to varying extents The New York Times has an online article about bird song today that includes a recording of a catbird mimicking a frog. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/07/21/science/bird-calls-songs-quiz.html