Florida, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas State Bird: Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) found at Florida Ave. Home Depot

This smaller bird's name comes from its ability to imitate other birds and known to mimic dog's barking, pianos and sirens!. Its common name is the mockingbird, its Genus (scientific naming), the Mimus means to mimic or copy in latin. As it happens, the mockingbird is the state bird for several States:

• Tennessee
• Texas
• Mississippi
• Arkansas, and
• Florida

This bird was found wandering around the plants section of the North Florida Home Depot. A good reference to these birds can be found in the U. Michigan Museum of Zoology.