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The northern mockingbird is the state bird of five states in the United States, a trend that was started in 1920, when the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs proposed the idea. In January 1927, Governor Dan Moody approved this, and Texas became the first state ever to choose a state bird.
The tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) is a small songbird native to eastern North America, a species in the tit and chickadee family ().The black-crested titmouse, found from central and southern Texas southward, [2] was included as a subspecies but now is considered a separate species, Baeolophus atricristatus.
On Friday morning, the world learned of the passing of Harper Lee, the beloved author of one of the most influential books in American history, To Kill a Mockingbird. One of two books that Lee had ...
Northern mockingbird: Mimus polyglottos: 1933 [52] Texas: Northern mockingbird: Mimus polyglottos: 1927 [53] Utah: California gull: Larus californicus: 1955 [54] Vermont: Hermit thrush: Catharus guttatus: 1941 [55] Virgin Islands: Bananaquit: Coereba flaveola: 1970 Virginia: Northern cardinal: Cardinalis cardinalis: 1950 [56] Washington: Willow ...
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It is native to southern Texas, Oklahoma, and east-central Mexico. Vagrants have been seen as far north and east as St. Louis, Missouri. Black-crested titmouse in Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. The bird is 5.5 to 6.0 in (14 to 15 cm) long, with rusty flanks, gray upperparts, and a whitish belly.
A gray catbird's song is easily distinguished from that of the northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) or brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) because the mockingbird repeats its phrases or "strophes" three to four times, the thrasher usually twice, but the catbird sings most phrases only once. The catbird's song is usually described as more raspy ...