NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD / Moqueur polyglotte

This Northern Mockingbird has been present for several days in ornamental shrubs lining the driveway into the new optical clinic on Main Street in Shediac. I'm not sure about the civic number of this building but it is a yellow building with a sign in front that says 'ACADIE OPTOMETRY CLINIC' and is located directly across the street from 452 Main Street. The mockingbird has claimed these shrubs with their few remaining red berries and seems to be present almost continuously.

Northern Mockingbirds are rare nesters in the Shediac area and while most migrate further south in fall there often seems to be one or two that remain in the Shediac area through the winter subsisting on berries and apples and occasionally visiting bird feeders for fruit and suet.

This photo was taken on Christmas Day.