Mimids

A family of New World passerines ("perching birds"), mimid is Latin for mimic. The family includes Thrashers, Catbirds, and, of course, Mimus polyglottos, the Northern Mockingbird. The family name comes from the fact that they can learn the songs of other birds. There used to be a mockingbird in the old neighborhood that fooled me many times with a pretty good Eastern Phoebe.

Well, here at the RV park in Harlingen, Texas a mockingbird has added "kisk-a-dee" to his repertoire. Slightly higher in pitch than the Great Kiskadee's actual call, but it is there. I suspected it a couple of days ago then heard him again this afternoon.