There is a chance that birds accidentally sing a known musical motif

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An easy hypothesis to test. Have a live stream of bird songs and wait until it gets a copyright strike.

The RIAA's lawyers will be there to take that bird for everything it has.

Luckily there is someone, I believed based in Philly, who is well versed in bird law to defend them.

Accidentally? Play some tune near a Jay and it'll soon sing the tune intentionally.

Meanwhile, Steller's jays:

WAAGH WAAGH WAAGH

Although the ones near my house can imitate a red-tailed hawk call pretty well when they want to scare the other birds from the feeder so it can have it to itself, but that's the only thing I've heard them do besides their ordinary calls.

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My parrot whistles the theme to Ed, Edd and Eddy 👌 does that count?

Some bird has already sung the lick. Not sure if accidentally though.

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