Mockingbirds think it's spring

A Northern Mockingbird  Photo by J.J. Meyer

I spotted a Northern Mockingbird on streetlight yesterday singing his little heart out.  It was such a beautiful day, maybe he thought it was spring.

According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, males begin to sing as early as January in southern populations and in February in northern regions. Females rarely sing during the spring and summer.  So I'm assuming it was a male. And he is apparently on time with his serenades. 

You can expect to hear his beautiful songs until August when breeding is over and molting begins.

For more on mockingbirds, go to my Backyard Birder column at The Orange County Register.

Happy Birding!
J.J.