General Description: Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos) are large, sexually monomorphic, gray birds with two white wingbars and a fairly long bill. The wings have large white patches that show in flight.

Favored Habitat: Urban landscapes and desert scrub.

Where to Find: Look for Mockingbirds in residential areas around town and in desert areas such as Corn Creek and the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve.

Comments: These are the birds that sing long, wonderful songs in the middle of the night and keep people awake.