Adult © Jay McGowan
Juvenile © Davey Walters
Adult © Steve Kolbe
Adult © Gordon Dimmig
+ 3
Adult © Mary Keleher
Adult © Franklin Diaz

Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos

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Identification

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Gray with whitish underparts and long tail. In flight, it becomes much flashier with large white patches on the black wings and tail. Pale eye. Found in a variety of habitats with bushes and trees, from neighborhoods to desert scrub and old pastures. Mimics birds, car alarms, slamming doors, and other noises in its song, repeating a phrase 5-7 times before switching to next set of notes.

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