Holy cow, that was fascinating and disturbing - I wonder how much more that bird is capable of, it reminds me of Whistler from Sneakers.

I think the species that was imitating the cell phone was a rose-breasted grosbeak, and it wasn't nearly as perfect as that Lyre, but close enough to be recognizable.

I can't stop thinking about that Lyre bird. I was wondering if it could be trained to establish a modem connection and transfer a file. What would its baud rate be?