{"id":12145,"date":"2022-10-21T02:29:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T07:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/?p=12145"},"modified":"2022-10-22T05:30:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T10:30:28","slug":"how-to-attract-mockingbirds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/how-to-attract-mockingbirds\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Attract Mockingbirds To Your Yard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you enjoy listening to the many songs of the mockingbird<\/a>? Maybe you’ve heard stories about their ability to mimic car alarms and creaky gates and you’re curious to find out if the stories are true. Whatever the reason, you’d like to have more mockingbirds in your yard. You’ve come to the right place! In this article, we’ll talk about how to attract mockingbirds by fulfilling their basic needs in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Ways to Attract Mockingbirds to Your Yard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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There are a number of ways you can induce mockingbirds to hang around your property. <\/strong>Regardless of the specific things you do, your best bet is to provide their basic needs of food, water, and shelter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the specific steps you can take to meet these needs, consider the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoid Pesticide Use<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The number one food mockingbirds eat is insects. If you’re using products to limit or eliminate the insects in your yard, any mockingbirds that pass through will have little reason to stick around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s more, pesticides meant for use against larger animals may harm mockingbirds. Even those used only against insects may poison mockingbirds by contaminating their other food sources, such as fruit and seeds.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want wildlife of any kind in your yard, it’s best to avoid the use of harsh chemicals and allow the environment to do what it does naturally. A mockingbird may thank you by choosing your yard as its new territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provide Fruits, Seeds, Peanuts, and Suet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you already have a birdfeeder or two, great! If not, you will probably want to install one\u2014mockingbirds prefer hanging or platform-type feeders with at least two or three perches for them to sit on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may want to install several of these bird feeding stations around your property. Once they are set up and ready to use, you can start stocking them with the foods mockingbirds like to eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foods such as mealworms and suet will really get their attention because they prefer meat-based meals. But, you can also provide plant-based foods such as peanuts, sunflower seeds, and pieces of fruit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you feed them peanuts, use a food processor to chop them up well before scooping them onto your feeder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you give them fruit, some of their favorites include berries, mashed up bananas, grated apples, and fig pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may even be able to hand-feed them, as shown in the following video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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