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Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
(L 10" WS 14" Wt 1.7 oz)
Yardbird
Pleasanton
24Dec2011
Will aggressively defend its ter-
ritory against pets and people.
North Point
Morro Bay
10Oct2012
Poor guy has a badly
deformed bill. Same bird
again spotted in Dec 2012.
deformed bill. Same bird
again spotted in Dec 2012.
Cardinals and mockingbirds -
-the most individual and
delightful of all birds in voice
and manner
-the most individual and
delightful of all birds in voice
and manner
(Teddy Roosevelt)
Watsonville Slough
12Dec2012
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
Mimus is Latin for imitator;
polyglottos is Greek for many-
tongued.
polyglottos is Greek for many-
tongued.
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Society
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