I finally identified this amazing bird as a brown thrasher. A close relative of the mockingbird, he/she has been singing me beautiful songs throughout the day. Here is a short video of a brown thrasher’s beautiful singing. (Thank you to krab1110’s youtube channel)

I am at a loss as to why there are two images of the same youtube video…I’ve worked at getting one deleted to no avail. I guess this is just one of those times I am bamboozled by the html, and will have to let it stay “as is.” Apologies!

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