The northern mockingbird is an omnivore.
The birds' diet consists of arthropods, earthworms, berries, fruits, seeds, and occasionally lizards.
Mockingbirds can drink from puddles, river and lake edges, or dew and rain droplets that amass onto plants.
Adult mockingbirds also have been seen drinking sap from the cuts on recently pruned trees.
Its diet heavily consists of animal prey during the breeding season, but takes a drastic shift to fruits during the fall and winter.
The drive for fruits amid winter has been noted for the geographic expansion of the mockingbird, and in particular, the fruit of Rosa multiflora, a favorite of the birds, is a possible link.
 Mockingbirds also eat garden fruits such as tomatoes, apples, and berries.

These birds forage on the ground or in vegetation; they also fly down from a perch to capture food.
While foraging, they frequently spread their wings in a peculiar two-step motion to display the white patches.
There is disagreement among ornithologists over the purpose of this behavior, with hypotheses ranging from deceleration to intimidation of predators or prey.
The northern mockingbird is an omnivore. The birds' diet consists of arthropods, earthworms, berries, fruits, seeds, and occasionally lizards. Mockingbirds can drink from puddles, river and lake edges, or dew and rain droplets that amass onto plants. Adult mockingbirds also have been seen drinking sap from the cuts on recently pruned trees. Its diet heavily consists of animal prey during the breeding season, but takes a drastic shift to fruits during the fall and winter. The drive for fruits amid winter has been noted for the geographic expansion of the mockingbird, and in particular, the fruit of Rosa multiflora, a favorite of the birds, is a possible link.  Mockingbirds also eat garden fruits such as tomatoes, apples, and berries.
These birds forage on the ground or in vegetation; they also fly down from a perch to capture food. While foraging, they frequently spread their wings in a peculiar two-step motion to display the white patches. There is disagreement among ornithologists over the purpose of this behavior, with hypotheses ranging from deceleration to intimidation of predators or prey.
Northern mockingbird