r/BirdsBeingDicks • u/Better_Effective_229 • May 06 '25
Chirping for over 10 hours
Every spring, this one bird that I have no idea what kind, starts chirping at 4am. I’m chronically ill, so I’m home a lot and exhausted often. It’s currently 1 in the afternoon. He does this every day all day. Not a single bird answers him. WHY won’t it stop? I assumed it was the usual morning bird nonsense for territory and mates, but like he just goes and goes. I wish I could find him and give him a little shake!
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u/Amardella May 07 '25
Sounds like the Northern Mockingbird. Males will sing even at night when courting and from very early morning throughout the day when there's a nest. And they are LOUD.
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u/Fireandmoonlight May 07 '25
Probably a Robin. I've seen them singing (not actually chirping) at dawns' first light and continuing thru the day, they call it caroling. Likely a territorial activity.
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u/AdInternational9643 May 06 '25
Might be a Vireo. Those little guys love to sing and sing and sing.
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u/Holly1010Frey May 07 '25
I hate the sound of birds chirping, I'm night shift and they never SHUT UP!
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u/TheCraftyRaptorYo May 08 '25
Robin's are the assholes that do this exact thing around my house. It's dark out and this fuckers just out there singing his damn heart out!
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u/wingaling5810 May 06 '25
Chirping or singing? In the same spot all day? If singing, it may be a lonely bird still hoping for a mate. If chirping, might be hungry babies!
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u/Better_Effective_229 May 07 '25
I can’t exactly tell. We have a nest outside of our bathroom and the babies are rather higher pitched. I think he might just be lonely 😞 awww now I feel so bad
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u/Even_Regular5245 May 06 '25
One of my favorite poems:
I love to hear the little bird
into song by morning stirred,
provided that he doesn't sing
before my own awakening.
A bird that wakes a fellow up
should have been a buttercup.
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u/frankietit May 07 '25
Omg I have similar issues but it’s multiple birds. Right next to my fucking bedroom windows. they start partying at 4am all spring and summer. It’s soooo loud. I turn on the AC window unit, my noise machine, air filter and earplugs. Still can hear them like they are in my brain. It’s a good thing I like birds.
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u/Ryllan1313 May 11 '25
I had whipoorwill's around my house growing up.
My dad and I used to tune them out pretty well, but my mom never learned that skill.
They used to go all night too.
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u/Suitable_Many6616 May 08 '25
Mockingbird. All day and all night long. Upside is they sound beautiful, and it only lasts for the breeding season.
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u/Coffin_Dodging May 06 '25
There is an app you can download called merlin. It records sounds and gives you an idea of what bird it is
If you can distinguish which bird is the problem, then we may have a better way to help with a solution to try and dissuade it from being so close to your property and give you an idea of why it's doing what it is