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Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
(L 8.5" WS1" WT 1.3 Oz)
Ding-Darling NWR
Bailey Tract
19Jan2017
Related to mockingbirds and
thrashers...song is more raspy than
the other more musical mimics.
thrashers...song is more raspy than
the other more musical mimics.
Six Mile Cypress
Slough Preserve
Slough Preserve
08Apr2022
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Ellen
Blackstone
Blackstone
Dumetella in Latin means
small thicket; carolinensis
refers to the Carolina colonies,
North America.
small thicket; carolinensis
refers to the Carolina colonies,
North America.
© Audubon
Society
Society
© Cornell
Ornithology
The bluebird has a model temper
while the catbird possesses a lazy
self-indulgence.
(Florence Merriam, 1889)
while the catbird possesses a lazy
self-indulgence.
(Florence Merriam, 1889)