A resident Northern Mockingbird on territory around my yard was singing incessently just outside my window a few minutes ago. I listened to it for about 15 minutes and noted which birds it was mimicking. Some of the species were surprising, ones I've never heard come from the voice of a mockingbird, such as chimney swift and red-bellied woodpecker! Here is a list of the species I heard mimicked by this bird within this time frame:
 
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker (2x in repertoire)
Blue Jay (frequent in the repertoire)
Purple Martin
Tufted Titmouse (frequent in the repertoire)
White-breasted Nuthatch (2x in repertoire)
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Cardinal (frequent in the repertoire)
 


David A. Brinkman
Xavier University graduate student
Middle childhood math & science
Cincinnati, OH

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