I like Mockingbirds too! We had a pair nest in an old walnut tree. Once the babies could use their wings, they'd jump out of the nest and drift to the ground. We "rescued" that pair of babies a number of times, until I got tired of climbing up to the nest. I called a Wildlife Rescue group, and the lady very kindly told me baby mocks leave the nest early, and will take refuge in the bushes and shrubs. I was concerned Mom and Dad mock couldn't find them - she assured me they knew exactly where their babies were.

All that, spring I'd be working in my garden, look up and see a baby mockingbird staring at me.