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Northern mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
36.1524, -95.9904
Field Notes
Description:
The Northern Mockingbird is a medium-sized mimid that has long legs and tail. Male and female look alike. Its upper parts are colored gray, while its underparts have a white or whitish-gray color. It has parallel wing bars on the half of the wings connected near the white patch giving it a distinctive appearance in flight. The black central rectrices and typical white lateral rectrices are also noticeable in flight. The iris is usually a light green-yellow or a yellow, but there have been instances of an orange color. The bill is black with a brownish black appearance at the base. The juvenile appearance is marked by its streaks on its back, distinguished spots and streaks on its chest, and a gray or grayish-green iris. (information from Wikipedia)
Habitat:
City park
Notes:
This northern mockingbird was one of two that were attracted by a termite swarm. They collected as many as their beaks could hold, flew off (presumably to feed chicks), and returned to gather more.
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