I was a bit concerned when a reader wrote to inform me that she was taking up arms against one of our local wildlife species. No, it wasn’t anything dangerous or smelly, like a rattlesnake, killer ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After nearly a century on its lofty perch, the northern mockingbird may be singing its last melodies as the state bird of Florida. An effort is taking flight to replace the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — (AP) — After nearly a century on its lofty perch, the northern mockingbird may be singing its last melodies as the state bird of Florida. An effort is taking flight to replace the ...

Get ready for the springtime song of the Northern mockingbird. With the coming of such wildflowers as bachelor buttons and red clover will come a variety of bird songs. But none will ring more ...

Author Annie Dillard once asked a simple but poignant question about the northern mockingbird in her best-selling book “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.” “It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the ...

Birds that sing at night: Most birds stop singing when the sun goes down, but for some, the concert is just starting. Hearing birds sing at night is an interesting and growing experience. We usually ...

Recently, I heard what I thought were both a Tufted Titmouse and a Carolina Wren singing nearby. Then I discovered the sounds were coming from two different mockingbirds instead. Any explanation why ...