My goodness there are a lot of birds in the yard today! I can hear the songs and calls of …
- Northern cardinal
- American robin
- Eastern phoebe
- Carolina wren
- Blue jay
- Tufted titmouse
- White-breasted nuthatch
- Killdeer (that’s odd!)
- Eastern bluebird
- Eastern towhee
- Common grackle
- Northern flicker
- Mallard (quacking in my dry backyard?)
- And what’s that back-up whistle?
April Fool! It’s a northern mockingbird.
Did you know that both male and female mockingbirds sing? And that the males can mimic over 150 songs? No fooling!
(photo by Marcy Cunkelman)