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Northern Mockingbird.  The Northern Mockingbird is common in the outer edges of wooded areas as well as suburban areas where park, golf course and residential landscaping provides ideal habitat for these birds that prefer nesting and foraging at low elevations.  They will eat insects such as beetles, grasshoppers, and cicadas, and prefer foraging from a mown lawn much like an American Robin will do.
Central Indiana - February 20, 2009
Northern Mockingbird.  I was thrilled to hear and see this mockingbird over the period of a couple weeks.  I assume it was a male, establishing a territory, since it spent considerable time performing its repertoire from every shrub, fence post, and tree top on the property.  According to field guides, the males sing the loudest with unmated males often singing through the night.  Females will also sing, but not as loudly or frequently as the male.
Central Indiana - May 18, 2007
Northern Mockingbird
Central Indiana - February 20, 2009
Northern Mockingbird
Central Indiana - May 18, 2007
Northern Mockingbird
Central Indiana - May 18, 2007

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