The Socorro mockingbird today lives mainly in unmodified low forest above 600 m (2000 ft), where it prefers groves of "Oreopanax xalapensis" and the endemic "Guettarda insularis", with an understorey dominated by "Triumfetta socorrensis" and the endemic "Eupatorium pacificum". As late as March 1953 it was still "common" at lower elevations, foraging in arid open areas of the "Croton masonii"-prickly pear shrubland. In November of the same year, the birds had retired to the more humid forest in the uplands and were busy singing and defending territories. Today, they mainly remain in "Ficus cotinifolia" stands when visiting the lower elevations. The breeding season is extended, with nests in attendance between November and July, with the peak laying occurring in March and April. Three eggs are laid, which take no more 15 days to hatch.