Northern Mockingbird

Description:

A medium-sized songbird, a bit more slender than a thrush and with a longer tail. Mockingbirds have small heads, a long, thin bill with a hint of a downward curve, and long legs. Their wings are short, rounded, and broad, making the tail seem particularly long in flight. Mockingbirds are overall gray-brown, paler on the breast and belly, with two white wingbars on each wing. A white patch in each wing is often visible on perched birds, and in flight these become large white flashes. The white outer tail feathers are also flashy in flight.

Habitat:

Mockingbird usually resides in fields and forest edges.[7] It is usually seen in farmlands, roadsides, city parks, suburban areas, and open grassy areas with thickets and brushy deserts.[9] When foraging for food, it prefers short grass.[11] It also has an affinity for mowed lawns.[11] This bird does not nest in densely forested areas Look for Northern Mockingbirds in towns, suburbs, backyards, parks, forest edges, and open land at low elevations.

Notes:

Spotted in shrubs next to the parking lot of an office building complex in Kennesaw, GA