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Re: Nocturnal House Sparrows, et al

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Gerald & Laura Tarbell

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:28:06 -0500

Tom,
    Absolutely not. I consider mockers to be the American Nightingale. They
never shut up. Ours doesn't just start at 3 Am or whatever. He never stopped
form the prev day.
Jerry


> Last  March, while visiting my parents in Florida, I was awakened each
night
> by a mockingbird who decided 0300 was an appropriate time to serenade the
> neighborhood with his(?) repertoire of songs.  Was this nocturnal behavior
> unusual?
>
> Tom Marko
> Olney, MD
> Montgomery Bird Club (MOS)
> Email: 
>