The Rich Little of the bird world

May

There’s a mockingbird in my neighborhood that, I swear, doesn’t sleep. He sings morning, afternoon, evening and throughout the night.

And, as the northern mockingbird’s name implies, he sings everyone else’s songs. I’ve heard him do a blue jay, a killdeer, a Carolina wren, a red-tailed hawk and even crickets. Unlike most birds, who stop learning songs at a young age, mockingbirds keep learning new ones and incorporating them into their repertoire.

Should you be plagued with a night singer, this site offer some tips. So far, mine isn’t a problem – especially since he tends to stay across the road.

Here’s a YouTube video of a singing mockingbird.

(The photo by TJN photographer Mark Vergari shows a territorial mockingbird defending its nest from passers-by outside the New Castle Town Hall in 1999.)

This entry was posted on Saturday, May 31st, 2008 at 3:05 pm by Mike Risinit.
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