Repeatedly spreading the wings upward and outward is a
common behavior of mockingbirds looking for insects.
I don't remember whether it is supposed to help flush
them or help them see the insects better, but
mockingbirds do it all the time.

Michael Dossett
Bothell, WA
phainopepla at yahoo.com

--- eph4 at cornell.edu wrote:
> Today around 2:00 pm the mockinbird was in the front
> yard of "The Taxman"
> 1711 4th Ave. This bird seems to be having some
> problems ... it was
> repeatedly spreading it's wings (as if stretching)
> and then later it sat
> on a telephone wire bobbing it's head incessantly
> and seeming to swallow
> (?) with difficulty. It's behavior seemed to be
> quite abnormal!
>
> Good Birding,
> Erin
>
>
> Erin Harrington
> Olympia, WA
> mail to: eph4 at cornell.edu


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