Squirrels could eat the eggs and chicks of the mockingbirds. Other predators are foxes, owls, snakes, and hawks. read more
Researchers video recorded northern mockingbird nest predators in urban and natural habitats during the nesting seasons from 2007 to 2009. The study in the May 2011 issue of Biological Conservation shows cats were responsible for more than 70 percent of the urban attacks. read more