General

Blue Mockingbird: This large thrush is slate blue with pale blue streaks on the crown, black mask and red eye. Native of Mexico and casual in winter in southeast Arizona and accidental in New Mexico, California, and Texas. A very secretive bird, skulks in dense underbrush while searching for insects and fallen fruit. Sexes are similar and juveniles are duller with brown on the wings and a darker eye.

Range and Habitat

Blue Mockingbird: Native of Mexico and accidental to southeastern Arizona, prefers dense woodlands from montane forests at 10,000 feet to arid oak scrub at sea level.

Breeding and Nesting

Blue mockingbird: Not much is known about the breeding habits of the Blue Mockingbird. It is estimated that 2 blue eggs, sometimes with brown specks, are laid in a nest of twigs and roots, lined with grasses, built by both sexes and placed low in a bush or tree.

Foraging and Feeding

Blue Mockingbird: Eats mostly insects and fruits, which it gathers from the foliage or forest floor.

Vocalization

Blue Mockingbird: A rich and musical "wee-cheep", "wheep", or "chuk."