Northern Mockingbird Karissa C. NS 3312 Summer I Dr. Aoki
Name and General Characteristics:
Name: The Northern Mockingbird Scientific Name is Mimis Polyglottos Length 8.3–10.2 in Wingspan 12.2–13.8 in Weight 1.6–2 oz Its illegal to house a wild animal!!
Found in Texas, Florida, Canada and Mexico
Energy Transfer:
Ecology: Open areas: hedges, fruiting bushes, and thickets. Ground areas: rather grassy than bare spots. Commonly found in parkland, cultivated land, suburban areas and in second growth habitat at low elevations. Eat mainly insects in summer but switch to eating mostly fruit in fall and winter. Animal prey are beetles, earthworms, moths, butterflies, ants, bees, wasps, grasshoppers, and sometimes small lizards. They are both prey and predator!!
Evolution:
ď ś Survival: Harass birds that intrude on their territories, flying slowly around them or prancing toward them, legs extended, flaunting their bright white wing patches. ď ś Reproduce: One male will mate with more than two females. Male and female breeding pairs usually stay together for a whole breeding season, and sometimes for many years.
Fun Facts: Known as Mimus polyglottos, which means "many-tongued mimic" in Latin language. Northern mockingbirds are able to produce up to 200 different calls They are able to identify humans, especially those that tried to destroy their nests. Northern mockingbird can survive 8 years in the wild and up to 20 years in the captivity. They are eaten by Blue Jays!!!
Media!!!!!
Resources: • http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Mimus_polyglottos/ • https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Mockingbird/ lifehistory • https://forum.americanexpedition.us/northern-mockingbir d-facts-photos-and-information • http://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/northern_mock ingbird_facts/1225/ • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN-mLMnVvEw • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-mOsezFIgw • http://www.defenders.org/hummingbirds/basic-facts • https://youtu.be/3CcUO9MdFpg
Humming Birds
ď ś Hummingbirds are found only in the Western Hemisphere, from southeastern Alaska to southern Chile. ď ś Historically hummingbirds were killed for their feathers, today they face different but equally devastating threats