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Originally Posted by Boomer
The mockingbird might be looking for a mate. If so, he should stop when he finds one. He could be a younger male and considering how territorial mockingbirds are, he might have to look longer and later rather than try to fend off the older guys -- or maybe he is just able to stay awake late. 
(photo1902, did the mockingbird in your yard stop the nocturnal serenades after he could expect some babies? The male helps to build the nest.)
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I know nobody asked, but......the mockingbird was Thomas Jefferson's favorite bird. (Mine, too.) He wrote about them and had a pet mockingbird named Dick. If anybody wants to know more about what Jefferson had to say about mockingbirds, here is some information from the archives......
Mockingbirds | Thomas Jefferson's Monticello |
No, it hasn't stopped. It used to sing, literally, all day long. Now it's hit or miss, and it seems to sing mostly at night and early morning. The baby has grown up pretty quickly, and still makes a racket until it's fed (and it is good at finding food on its own). For some reason they love our backyard and its been extremely interesting to observe.