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| | Handbook of Texas Online: |
 | | Mockingbirds build their nests in trees, shrubs, and vines up to a height of fifty feet; they use twigs, leaves, horsehair, grass, cotton, string, and other materials. |
 | | Mockingbirds are among the most capable defenders of their territory and frequently attack hawks and cats, which prey on them and their young. |
 | | The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, and Tennessee, as well as of Texas. |
| www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/NN/tbn1.html (779 words) |
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