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Huh. Here they only sing in the morning. Are you sure it was a mockingbird? I've heard people have that reaction to whippoorwills and other nightjars that sing
by moultano 2y ago
Huh. Here they only sing in the morning. Are you sure it was a mockingbird? I've heard people have that reaction to whippoorwills and other nightjars that sing loudly and repetitively all night.
- yareally 2y agoThey will sing at night if they're "frustrated" and haven't found a mate. I've seen song sparrows do this as well, but it was near a well lit area, so that may had some influence. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/what-can-i-do-about-a-bird-that-sings-all-night-long-outside-my-window/ https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/what-can-i-do-about-a-bir...
- try_the_bass 2y agoI honestly figured it was something like that. How else could he afford to spend so much energy all night?
- try_the_bass 2y ago100% positive it was a mockingbird. Huge variety in calls, including a handful that sounded vaguely like sirens and car alarms and such
- quesera 2y agoWhen I first moved to the city, I had a mockingbird in a small copse of trees right outside my bedroom window, open to the summer heat. He imitated car alarms all night. I envisioned him as a punk rock kid who liked to replay our human obnoxiousness back at us to see how we liked it. I had a great deal of appreciation for that bird.
- try_the_bass 2y agoYou and I had a very similar experience, and walked away with opposite conclusions. I find that pretty funny!