Northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos (formerly, Turdus polyglottos), photographed during the Smith Point Hawk Watch at Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, Texas, USA. Image: Joseph Kennedy, 4 October ...

Like most Floridians, the common mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is a strange, emphatic creature. Our state bird since 1927, this winged bullhorn can belt up to 200 unique songs, from a chirp-chirp… ...