Audra & Stacy's Bird Page
Stacy & Audra's Bird List
| Bird Name | Date | Location |
| Mockingbird | Nov. 10, 1998 | Stacy's Yard |
| Blue Jay | Nov. 12, 1998 | Audra's Yard |
| Common Grackle | Nov. 15, 1998 | Downing St. |
| Buzzard | Nov. 18, 1998 | Miller Springs |
| Turkey Vulture | Nov. 18, 1998 | Miller Springs |
| Black Crow | Nov. 30, 1998 | Tree |
| Emu | Dec. 1, 1998 | By Summer Fun |
| Sparrow | Dec. 3, 1998 | Bush |
| Red-Tailed Hawk | Dec. 20, 1998 | Tennessee |
| Pigeon | Dec. 20, 1998 | Tennessee |
| Rock Dove | Dec. 20, 1998 | Tennessee |
| Cooper's Hawk | Dec. 21, 1998 | On Power Line |
| Canada Goose | Dec. 21, 1998 | Boone Lake, Tennessee |
| Snow Goose | Dec. 21, 1998 | Virginia |
| Chicken | Dec. 22, 1998 | Texas |
| Mallard Duck | Dec. 24, 1998 | Massachusetts |
| Swan | Dec. 26, 1998 | Massachusetts |
| Red-Headed Woodpecker | Dec. 28, 1998 | Warwick, New York |
| Tufted Titmouse | Dec. 30, 1998 | New York |
| Chickadee | Dec. 30, 1998 | New York |
| European Starling | Jan. 1, 1999 | Arkansas |
| Robin | Jan. 4, 1999 | Stacy's Bird Feeder |
| Wren | Jan. 26, 1999 | Audra's Bird Feeder |
| Roadrunner | Feb. 9, 1999 | Camelot Ln. |
Stacy and Audra
Mockingbird
Scientific Name: Mimus polyglottos
Reason for Name: The Mockingbird imitates other birds' songs with something original added.
Size: 9 - 11 inches long and weighing about 2 ounces
Habitat: lives in shrubs, thickets, vines, brush, mesquite trees, near houses; lives in towns, farm country, ranches, and road sides
Nesting Habits: doesn't build nests higher than 15 feet off of the ground, using twigs, weed stems, shreds, strings, and rags to build nests
Field Mark: slender, gray aboe, whitish below the large white patches on wings and a long mobile tail
Diet: beetles, grasshoppers, ants, bees, wasps, earthworms, small lizards, and other insects; also some wild fruit in season such as grapes and holly
Eggs: 1" x .8" in size, greenish to blue in color, spotted brown mostly on top, 4 - 5 hatchlings
Beak and Legs: long legs, slender curved beak