The Baby Mockingbird is a representative songbird of the Americas, living in central North America and spending almost all year round in Louisiana, USA. Towards the end of October, most birds began to migrate, and when the birds that flew to the eastern states and even to Boston returned, a "contradiction" was formed, and these "southern birds" immediately knew. They attack the former when they have the opportunity. In the world of birds, there is still a "first come, first served" rule, and the hostility shown by those "indigenous" birds is also the same, but this hostility does not last long, the first few days will be more aggressive, in the winter, they will form a big family, live together lively.
Breeding of the little mockingbird
In early April, sometimes two weeks early, the baby mockingbird has completed the mating task and started nesting. Sometimes they are so sloppy that they even build their nests on fences next to the roadside. Many bird researchers often find their nests in these places or in the fields and in the thorny bushes. The outer layer of the nest is very rough, made of dry thorns, dry leaves and grass mixed with wool. The inner nest is the whiskered root of the plant, arranged in a circle.
Females lay 4 to 6 eggs for the first time, 4 to 5 eggs for the second time, and sometimes when the third nest of eggs appears, they generally do not exceed 3, of which hatched shell young birds, according to some ornithologists, their young birds tend to be no more than 2, so they are not highly productive birds. Their eggs are short oval in shape, pale green with burnt brown patches and spots. The last litter of juveniles cannot feed themselves until the end of the season, when many berries and insects have become scarce, so their growth has become slow. This situation led some ornithologists at first to believe that there were two common species of small mockingbirds in the United States, one larger and the other smaller. However, some scientists have carefully studied and observed and found that this is not the case, this is just different growth stages of the same species, and a small number of careless observers have found that they are different in size and color, so they have long been mistaken for two species.
Spend the winter in the United States
In winter, almost all the baby mockingbirds are close to farmhouses and plantations, perching around gardens or outdoor toilets. At that time, people could often see them perched on rooftops and chimneys; yet they were always vibrant. When searching for food on the ground, their movements are light and elegant, and they often spread their wings like butterflies. At this time, they are bathed in sunlight, move a step or two, and then "bloom" their wings in an instant. In mild weather, older males sing as excitedly as they do in spring or summer, while younger birds are busy practicing to prepare for courtship. They barely fly deep into the forest, day or night, and usually rest among the leaves of evergreen trees near Louisiana houses; however, in eastern states, they prefer low fir trees. This bird is one of the few North American birds that can survive the winter safely, living in a fixed place and not requiring long migration due to temperature changes.
The flight of the little mockingbird
The little mockingbird's flying movement is to constantly and gently its body and wings, each movement will be accompanied by a strong pull of the tail feathers. This action is more pronounced when the birds walk, when their tail feathers spread out like fans and then close in an instant. The bird's common song is a very debilitating tone, similar to that of their cousin, the brown-beaked mockingbird, in similar circumstances. When traveling, the birds are not long enough to fly, and they will fly from one tree to another, or at most just over a field. They rarely fly over forests. During the migration process, they usually fly to the tallest trees in the mountain forest near the water flow, make a frequent mournful sound, and will perch and rest in these places. They travel mainly during the day.
Baby mockingbirds that leave their nests are easily kept in captivity, which usually occurs when they are 8 to 10 days old. They become very willing to be close to and dependent on people, so they often follow their owners around the house. However, some bird lovers have gone to great lengths to make the birds sing in a relaxed way, but they have never heard captive mockingbirds make any sounds that approach the tune they make in nature, and the songs of the birds that have been deprived of their freedom are often less beautiful. The little mockingbird has been in crisis due to human hunting of its population, and there have been many bloody killings of birds in the United States, which have caused the extinction of ivory woodpeckers and passenger pigeons, and now the United States has protected this bird and included them in the list of protected birds.