Mockingbirds are fairly common around here, although the population seems to fluctuate from year to year since we are near their northern limit and our ocassional harsh winters seem to have short term effects on them. Not sure where to get cheap bulk birdfood. I usually end up with cheap commercial stuff from Walmart of expensive stuff from Wild Birds Unlimited. Greg (Fairborn) ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]