The Northern Mockingbird is the great impersonator of the bird world — a single bird may learn 200 songs in its lifetime, borrowing from other birds, frogs, and even car alarms. Here's how to know them.
How to identify a Northern Mockingbird
Slender and gray, with white wing patches that flash in flight and a long tail it often flicks upward. The real giveaway is the song: long strings of phrases, each repeated several times before moving on to the next imitation.
How to attract mockingbirds
Mockingbirds eat insects and fruit rather than seed. Plant berry-producing shrubs — holly, beautyberry, elderberry — and offer sliced fruit or mealworms. A birdbath helps. They're territorial and bold, often the boss of the backyard.
The state bird of five states
The mockingbird is the state bird of Texas, Tennessee, Florida, Arkansas, and Mississippi — a true Southern icon. Our Northern Mockingbird framed print celebrates it on your wall. See all single bird prints. Made to order in the USA.