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Behavior and sightings of Mockingbirds in the New Orleans area.

Photo credit: Dorothy Rambin 

Photo credit: Dorothy Rambin

Citizen Science: 

How can you help us track the Mockingbirds that live in New Orleans?

 

Fill out our simple and short SIX QUESTION survey anytime you come across a Mockingbird!

 

You can get to the survey by clicking the green button below.

How can I make this web page an app so that I can plug in data on the go?

 

It's simple!

 

If you have an iPhone, simply pull up this webpage on your internet browser. Next, click on the icon that resembles a square with an upward facing arrow on the bottom of the screen.  This should pull up a button that says "Add to Home Screen".  Upon clicking this, another page will pop up.  Here, click the word "Add".  A new app should now appear on your home screen.

 

Whenever you see a Mockingbird, simply click on this app to be taken directly to this website on your phone.

Is it a Mockingbird?

 

How do you know if the bird you are seeing or hearing is a Mockingbird? 

 

Here are some foolproof and simple ways to tell!

 

Mockingbirds are light grey in color and have two white wingbars present on both of their wings. They also have white present on their tailfeathers.  Mockingbirds are known to imitate the songs of other birds as well as other noises such as that of a car horn.  If you think you are hearing many different birds singing back to back, you may actually be listening to the song of a Mockingbird.  

 

Photo credit: Bob Pierson

Photo credit:  David Cagnolatti

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