Mayhew 1947 Mar. 9 Mockingbird 1. Crows Landing Highway, 9 miles south of Modesto, Stanislaus Co., Calif. at 11:35 A.M. one individual lit on a fence post about 30' from the house. It fobbed its tail twice after alighting, then remained still, except to move its head occasionally. After six minutes on the post, it flew away. at 11:43 A.M. the bird appeared again, flying down to the ground, grabbing an insect in its bill, and flying into a rose bush & devour it. It gulped several times before completely swallowing the insect. Then it wiped its bill several times on the branch of the rose-bush on which it was standing.