I camped by a mockingbird this April. Though my book says in the west of the US, they have shorter song cycles, I counted two of this guy's continuous songs and he had 28 and 35 unique (I believe--it's possible he repeated one and I didn't notice) sounds.
On the night of the full moon, he sang all night. (ALLLL night, right outside my window. He apparently liked me, for nothing I did seemed to disturb him, and he perched no less than two feet from me for most of a week)
I know that they do sing at night; I was wondering if anyone knew if the moon's phases influenced this--are they less likely to sing all night if it's the new mooon or overcast?
On the night of the full moon, he sang all night. (ALLLL night, right outside my window. He apparently liked me, for nothing I did seemed to disturb him, and he perched no less than two feet from me for most of a week)
I know that they do sing at night; I was wondering if anyone knew if the moon's phases influenced this--are they less likely to sing all night if it's the new mooon or overcast?