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A (mocking)bird sings when it is desperate.
The results and the conclusions can be provocative and can also run counter to folklore. Mockingbirds, for instance, are not singing out of joy or pleasure as is commonly believed. Much of the time, they sing out of desperation.
http:// articles.latimes.com/1987-01-25/magazine/tm-5613_1_mockingbird-sings