The very lovely Catbird

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The very lovely Gray Catbird is capable of copying the sounds of other species, like its relatives the mockingbirds and thrashers. But the Catbird’s name clearly reflects its uniquely “distinctive mew call” (All About Birds).

Watch and listen to the feisty little Gray Catbird below, chasing off a Bluejay at the Cornell Lab Of Ornithology!

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  2. 🐦 In the foliage, a song so sweet, 🌿 The Gray Catbird, a charming greet. 😻 Copying tunes, a virtuoso in the air, 🎶 A mimic, with melodies rare.

    Distinctive mew, its signature sound, 🐾 In woodlands where secrets abound. 🌲 A feisty dance, a pursuit so bold, 💪 Chasing off a Bluejay, a tale to be told.

    At the Cornell Lab, a spectacle unfolds, 🏡 Feathers of gray, a story untold. 📜 Watch and listen to the Catbird’s spree, 📹 A feline melody, wild and free.

    In the birder’s journey, a highlight fine, 🌟 The very lovely Gray Catbird’s shine. 💖 Mimicking nature, in the ornithic array, 🦜 A creature of beauty, in the light of day.

    🐦🌿😻🎶🐾🌲💪🏡📜📹🌟💖🦜

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  8. Beautiful captures BJ ! Our Green Catbirds are related to our Bowerbirds, and can mimic also, and are very elusive and difficult to spot in rainforest trees. The early European settlers thought it was a woman or baby in distress when they heard it, and would send search parties out looking but to no avail. Ours has a deeper, louder and more drawn out call I think in comparison.

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