Bird with identity crisis? ARG!

[Ellen4God]

This afternoon, I took a break from painting and went on a walk with my dog. I sat in the swing we have outside while she just played around in the grass. Oh, how I love to just sit and listen to the birds. But then - I heard this bird. It would do like 10 different sounds, right after another. I thought at first that there were several types of birds "talking" to each other. No, this was one bird.

Well, fast forward about 8 hours - and it's now almost 3AM. I hear this bird! :help: Of course, I'm not outside - I'm inside. That's how loud this thing is!!

Does anybody know of a type of bird that would do this? It's driving me bonkers! I'm about to attempt sleep - hopefully it won't keep me up!!

:help: :spam: :help:

[korith]

If it was this guy, he escaped from my cereal.

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Good luck with the bird problem.

[Dave66]

Robins have the biggest mouths of the bird kingdom, so I bet that's what you're hearing, Ellen, as they have a variety of calls, all of them LOUD. A Robin that frequents a tree outside our bedroom window blasts us awake at 6 a.m. every day.

Dave

[Algenco]

It's a Mocking bird , they start singing around 3-4 am, and mimic the songs of a dozen other birds,other animals, and even people
I have a pair that nests in my yard every year.

[Brookfish]

I hope you catch the culprit soon Ellen.

[Ellen4God]

Thanks for the info, Dave and Algenco! I was able to get to sleep with no problem - just tried to ignore the constant noise. lol I reckon it's interesting the bird that it could be - but maybe it should follow the quiet hours!

[lobsternoob]

LOL mockingbirds are funny, when I used to visit a friend of mine that lived in downtown Sacramento I called them car alarm birds. Since there werent as many other types of birds as you might find in a rural area theyd start imitating car alarms, man were they annoying.

[Gayle]

Yep its a mocking bird! They are very loud! They even make siren sounds from hearing fire trucks! They repeat just about anything! They are kinda pretty though.

[Ellen4God]

Well, I hope it doesn't keep me up tonight. *yawn* I'm sleepy!

[smaug]

Here ya go Ellen,just tossin out some ideas
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[toddnbecka]

There was one that sat outside my bedroom window and made a terrible ruckus every morning. It's been many, many years ago, but I still remember how the bugger would wake me up waaay before the alarm was due to go off, and wouldn't shut up or move on until it I was too wide awake to get back to sleep. My only satisfaction is knowing the bugger is long dead now... :hmm3grin2orange:

[Ellen4God]

Here ya go Ellen,just tossin out some ideas
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lol I'd shoot my eye out! :ssuprised:

[smaug]

The idea is to shoot ITS eye out Ellen:22:

[toddnbecka]

I would have done so in a heartbeat, but such things are frowned upon when you have neighbors living nearby. In any case, what's the average lifespan of a mockingbird? A couple years at most?

[Ellen4God]

In any case, what's the average lifespan of a mockingbird? A couple years at most?

You're so encouraging! lol