2/2/2002 Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia, Los Angeles County, CA
LIFE LIST NOTES:
COMMON NAME: Northern Mockingbird
COMMON NAME: Northern Mockingbird
SPECIES: Mimus polyglottos
FAMILY: Mimidae (Mockingbirds & Thrashers)
LIFE LIST DATE: 5/13/2001
LOCATION: Spring Trail, Box Spring Mountain Park, Moreno Valley, Riverside County, CA
From Stokes Field Guide to Birds-Western Region & Kaufman Focus Guide-Birds of North America
HABITAT/BEHAVIOR: Familiar in warmer climates, in cities, farms, woodland edges, desert. Often seen running on lawns, stopping to spread its wings abruptly. Eats mostly insects in summer, also many berries in winter. May sing all night on moonlit nights. Most common in south, it is called "Northern" because other mockingbirds live in the tropics.
IDENTIFYING MARKS: 11"; gray above; whitish below; white outer feathers on long tail; small white patch on lower edge of folded wing. In flight: bold white patches on wings.
IDENTIFYING MARKS: 11"; gray above; whitish below; white outer feathers on long tail; small white patch on lower edge of folded wing. In flight: bold white patches on wings.
VOICE: Song mimics other birds', each version repeated 3 or more times; calls include a raspy chjjj and a loud chewk.
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