I.D. Please- Northern Mockingbird Juvenile?

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  JackF

• Jan 22, 2008

In the first place: nice image! You could be right on the id. Never seen one myself, but it matches the description in my birdguide to Europe. The Northern Mockingbird is a N-American species and is vagrant in Great-Brittain and The Netherlands. Cheers, Jack.

 

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  mali

• Jan 22, 2008

Nice pic of a pretty little bird, good job. Sorry I cant help with ID.

 

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  Bill Thomas

• Jan 22, 2008

I think that you are correct with Norhtern Mockingbird, but it doesn't have the spotted breast of an juvenile, so it is an adult. Bill

 

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  gckinglet72

• Jan 23, 2008

Thanks, Bill... I wasn't sure since I hadn't seen one around my neighborhood before. Appreciate the comments, Mali and Jack!

 

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  Lisa W

• Jan 23, 2008

Sure is a Northern Mockingbird. And an excellent shot of it.

 

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  revs45

• Jan 23, 2008

great capture, one of these NM's visited our neck of the woods recently and we spent Christmas day in the freezing cold trying to locate it : )

 

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  digishooter

• Jan 23, 2008

Yep, Northern Mockingbird. Mr. Thomas is correct. Lack of faint spotting in chest/breast area and, a lack of coloration in the gape make this an adult bird. The behavior of the bird is pure mockingbird. They are territorial and very agressive about it.