Mockingbirds Characteristics
Mockingbirds
Kendrick Sindt
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The Northern Mockingbird thrills people with its impressive vocal songs(Janssen). These tiny, gray birds put all their color into their personalities as they sing almost endlessly(All About Birds). This paper will give information about the Northern Mockingbirds characteristics, to their amazing singing abilities, how they interact with humans, and about their migratory patterns.
Mockingbirds habitats are in areas with open ground and with shrubby vegetation like hedges, fruiting bushes, and thickets(All About Birds). They mainly live in hedges in suburban gardens and orchard margins with an abundance of available fruit(Janssen). Mockingbirds forage on the ground for beetles, ants, …show more content…
“Mockingbirds certainly do not view all humans as equal”(Mockingbirds). Sixty seconds of exposure was all it took for mockingbirds to learn to identify different individuals and pick them out of all other students on campus(Sample). The U of F biologists are reporting that mockingbirds recognize and remember people whom the birds perceive as threatening their nests. They screech, dive bomb and even sometimes graze the visitor’s heads--while ignoring other passers-by or nearby …show more content…
Most that live in the northern range migrate south for winter. Those that live in the south are typically year round residents. Dispersal in migration is the spreading of birds away from others and the movement of leaving one place and leaving some behind(Animal Diversity Web). Northern Mockingbirds are diurnal migrants meaning they fly mainly during the daytime when migrating (Thomas). Populations are extensive and not currently of conservation concern. There are an estimated 45,000,000 Northern Mockingbirds worldwide (Animal Diversity Web).
In conclusion, Northern Mockingbirds have very unique characteristics. They have remarkable singing abilities even computerized auditory analysis are often unable to detect the differences between the original source and the mockingbird’s imitation. They can recognize people who they think are threatening their nest. Also, they are partially migratory. So, next time you are thinking of touching a mockingbird’s nest be prepared; you never know what might
Kendrick Sindt
Block: 2
The Northern Mockingbird thrills people with its impressive vocal songs(Janssen). These tiny, gray birds put all their color into their personalities as they sing almost endlessly(All About Birds). This paper will give information about the Northern Mockingbirds characteristics, to their amazing singing abilities, how they interact with humans, and about their migratory patterns.
Mockingbirds habitats are in areas with open ground and with shrubby vegetation like hedges, fruiting bushes, and thickets(All About Birds). They mainly live in hedges in suburban gardens and orchard margins with an abundance of available fruit(Janssen). Mockingbirds forage on the ground for beetles, ants, …show more content…
“Mockingbirds certainly do not view all humans as equal”(Mockingbirds). Sixty seconds of exposure was all it took for mockingbirds to learn to identify different individuals and pick them out of all other students on campus(Sample). The U of F biologists are reporting that mockingbirds recognize and remember people whom the birds perceive as threatening their nests. They screech, dive bomb and even sometimes graze the visitor’s heads--while ignoring other passers-by or nearby …show more content…
Most that live in the northern range migrate south for winter. Those that live in the south are typically year round residents. Dispersal in migration is the spreading of birds away from others and the movement of leaving one place and leaving some behind(Animal Diversity Web). Northern Mockingbirds are diurnal migrants meaning they fly mainly during the daytime when migrating (Thomas). Populations are extensive and not currently of conservation concern. There are an estimated 45,000,000 Northern Mockingbirds worldwide (Animal Diversity Web).
In conclusion, Northern Mockingbirds have very unique characteristics. They have remarkable singing abilities even computerized auditory analysis are often unable to detect the differences between the original source and the mockingbird’s imitation. They can recognize people who they think are threatening their nest. Also, they are partially migratory. So, next time you are thinking of touching a mockingbird’s nest be prepared; you never know what might