Mockingbird ( LA Assignment )

Mockingbirds come from the family of Mimidae, a group of American passerines that also includes thrashers, tremblers, and New World catbirds.. Mockingbirds are best known for the habit of mimicking the songs of other birds and the sound of insects and amphibians, often loudly and rapidly in succession. There are about 17 species in three genera. Brain studies have long suggested that Mockingbirds are usually bright and Mockingbirds have shown the songs can stimulate nest building behavior and that calls are good enough to fool other species. Mockingbirds can distinguish between human individuals and will attack persons they recognize as threatening.The birdscan recognize and remember people based upon as few as two encounters that can last up to 30 seconds.

Mockingbirds serenade the neighborhood for hours in spring and summer, often at night by the light of a full moon or nearby street light, because of the hormonal changes that accompany mating and nesting during this time. Mockingbirds can master 180 calls and more than 400 song types in a few months. Their own call is a musical burble punctuated with an occasional harsh tone.

I think there are berries plants like blueberries, cranberries and nice smelling flowers in 'To Kill A Mockingbird' as mockingbirds like to eat berries and garden insects.