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Northern Mockingbird
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD Mimus polyglottos
Medium-sized songbirds with small heads, long legs, and short, slightly curved, bills. Mockingbirds have a gray-brown coloring throughout their body, however it is paler on their undersides. A white patch can be seen on their wings during flight .
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The Northern Mockingbird can be found in a variety of areas including towns, parks, and open land. Their appetite depends on the season: mostly insects in the summer and fruits in the fall and winter. Mockingbirds tend to make themselves known and are often found sitting high on telephone wires or perched on branches and other vegetation.
A male Mockingbird can learn 200 songs in its FIELD NOTES:
lifetime.
