I am trying to figure out a type of bird around my house. medium sized with long tail and beautiful songs?
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The bird is medium and appears to be mostly gray but when it flies it has white strips on its tail and wings. It spends most of the day going from my tv antenna to the lightning rod on my barn to a the top of my shrubs and my small trees and is always singing. It seems to have so many different songs and they are all beautiful. It just sings to me all day. I just love that bird, but I am having trouble figuring out what it is. I will keep looking but maybe you can help or know of a web site that would make it easier. I live in the country but more fields than woods. The closest woods it about 300 yards away. I have lots and lots of flowers and some small trees like plum and cherry. After I figure out what kind of bird it is, then I want to know how to keep it around. Thank you very much..
I think I figured it out. I believe it is a Northern Mocking Bird. Actually, the way it is described, it just has to be. I have read a lot of interesting information on it including things I can do to keep it happy at my place and maybe attract others. You can still respond with an answer or maybe a thought that might help with keeping it around. Thanks
Does sound like a Northern Mockingbird. Most people find their song annoying..especially at 3am..they are notorious night singers. Glad you want to keep him around..I think they are pretty neat birds myself. If he is there singing..this is his territory and he will stick around at least until his babies leave the nest. They can be quite protective of nests and young and often swoop people who get too close to either. See more info here:
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Mockingbird/id