Is it possible to hear too much birdsong?

[Marthe48]

There is a mockingbird close by my house. I think they practice their borrowed calls constantly, and if they have chicks, they imprint their repertoire on the chicks, who then practice all day and sometimes all night.

I got up around 6 a.m. and heard a bird singing, something unfamiliar. After endless repetition, I decided it was a mockingbird practicing. After 3 hours, it has taken a break.

I love mockingbirds, and I put fruit out for them, along with seeds. Sometimes, I wish they were a little less dedicated to their art.

[Phoenix61]

1. I have one who has claimed my five blueberry bushes

as his own. Works out great for me as he chases all the other birds away.

[Marthe48]

6. The mockingbirds at my daughter's

Likes their holly bush for nesting. She has had to save several fledglings every year when they fell out of the nest. She's got a great success rate for letting them rest up and try again. The adults are grateful and hang out near her, thanking her with their calls.

They don't nest in my yard, but there are battles every year between the mockers and robins, or cardinals.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Yes.

[Marthe48]

7. Lol

Thankfully, not that bad!

[UTUSN]

3. Exactly. But the ones who have done their HITCHCOCK-Birds thing on me:

1- Never needed encouragement (feeding) or interaction, arrogantly aloof;

2- been aggressive preemptively protecting their nest (no threat from me);

3- and never needed a break.

*** Thanks for the truth, risking shocked disapproval, although you show more indulgence than I. Despite my music appreciation, I driven to freaked distraction by certain pieces of MOZART featuring all soprano chorals in frenzied trilling!

[Marthe48]

8. The screaming violins get me every time

[marble falls]

4. Could be worse ...

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[Marthe48]

5. The squirrels and woodpeckers

are not dulcet. I thought for a long time the choked growl I heard was a squirrel, but finally saw a woodpecker making the racket. At least the don't have the stamina of the mockers.

[Midnight Writer]

9. I have a "white noise generator" in my house. It masks the sound of birds and other annoyances.

Also a great sleep aid, if you are super-sensitive to sounds like I am.

[dweller]

10. Thought to be an evolutionary tie to birdsong

When the birds fall silent it meant a predator was near .
Birdsong meant safety , and is why we enjoy the sound .


✌🏻

[Marthe48]

11. When I walked my grand dogs

I'd listen for birds and squirrels. I keep the small dog in eyesight, but hearing birds or silence helped me decide my alertness level They've spotted coyotes, bobcats, and foxes close to the house.