Whats that bird singing all night long outside my window?
Our Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos) have a rich and beautiful song that consists of a great variety of phrases, each repeated several times before the next selection of phrase is sung. In the spring and summer male mockingbirds, especially those without a mate, spend many hours of the day and night singing to attract a mate and territory. Unfortunately, if the favored song perches happen to be right outside your bedroom window, they do a lot of this singing between the late evening and dawn. Take heart, this nocturnal singing usually winds down later in the summer. In the meantime, we suggest you enjoy this reminder of the fascinating habits of our local wildlife. If that’s not possible, try earplugs.
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