Mockingbird: Noisy Mimic

Is that a car alarm going off? no-it's a male mockingbird imitating one! These slender gray birds can copy a surprising variety of sounds, including chirping crickets, barking dogs, and the songs of more than 30 other kinds of birds.

Looks inside to learn more about this multitalented noisemaker. You'll find out where mockingbirds live, what they eat, and how they communicate with one another-incluiding how they tell some feathered friends, "come over. Here i am!" while they warn others, "Back off-or else!"