Species: Northern Mockingbird
Most recent capture date: 9/03/2023
Age: less than six months old
Notes: Northern Mockingbirds are famous for their mimicry of sounds, from other birds’ songs to shorebirds’ calls to frog croaks to car alarms. They can’t mimic sounds perfectly on the first try, however: they practice to perfect their repertoire. This young one probably has a lot of practicing to do still, but from my brief acquaintance with them, I can attest that they are at least very loud.