A Wake Up Call

 Each morning at about 4:30 a.m., just as the sun begins to rise, a little bird perched in a tree outside our bedroom window begins to sing three notes repeatedly, with little pauses in between. It really sounds like the song we used to sing as children... Three Blind Mice.

With a little research, I learned that it's the Golden Crowned Sparrow. This video gives you a pretty good idea, but in reality, the little guy outside my window sings it even more clearly.

This bird is usually found in the city edges in winter along the Pacific Coast, but in the summer it prefers the tundra and shrublands ranging from BC to Alaska.

"Gold miners took cold comfort from this bird's melancholy song, which seems to reflect the bleak beauty of its surroundings".

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Golden-crowned_Sparrow/id

Although 4:30 is a tad early to be awakened, a bird's song sounds beautiful at any time of day!