Studying Mockingbirds Changes Man's Attitude

The infernal sound woke me at 5:30. I thought it was a car alarm. When it happened again the next morning, it dawned on me. I had a northern mockingbird outside my window.

The volume was incredible, twice as loud as any robin, blue jay, or cardinal I've ever heard. I tried earplugs and pulling a pillow over my head, both to no avail. ...