Latin Name: Mimus polyglottos leucopterus
Spanish common name: Cenzontle Nortena
After enduring four summers of mockingbirds that specialized in
car alarms and "Pretty Bird," it is such a treat to finally have a more musical group.
This year's birds must have spent the winter outside
an opera house because they are singing some very special
arias.
This one gave us a personal performance one evening at sunset.
He sang for almost half an hour non-stop. His stage was carefully chosen. He was perched on a vineyard post behind the only cholla that was in bloom at the time.
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