Mockingbirds

• Northern mockingbirds populate most states in the United States, except for the northern Midwest and the Northwest
• On Bald Head Island, N.C., mockingbirds stay year round
• Northern Mockingbirds eat mainly insects in summer but switch to mostly fruit in fall and winter
• Mockingbirds lay 3-5 blue-green eggs per season
• Mockingbirds tend to mate for life