Extra Credit Questions

[L Verge]

A carrier pigeon?

Very logical guess, Eva, but not correct.

Since the Christmas hustle is in full swing, I will spill the beans a little early and tell you that Jack was a mockingbird who resided in a cage at the White House, but Jefferson would release him to follow him from room to room and encourage him to sing. This according to James Conroy's book.

I love mockingbirds, named an old and dilapidated plantation house Mockingbird Hill when I was a child, and now have a resident mockingbird who stays outside my kitchen door most of the time. I call him my "watchbird." He screeches (doesn't sing) every time someone approaches - even me. The cat next door is allowed to roam and sends this bird into spasms. The cat is more interested in my resident squirrels and bunnies.