Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
(L 5.5" WS 8" WT 0.36 oz)
He’s sitting in the
catbird seat.
catbird seat.
(Red Barber)
Has a cat-like call but
also mimics other birds.
also mimics other birds.
Starved Rock
State Park
02Jul2010
Columbus Pk, Chgo
08Sept2012
© BirdNote,
Ellen Blackstone
Dumetella in Latin means thicket,
where the catbird is found; carolinensis
is after the Carolina colonies.
where the catbird is found; carolinensis
is after the Carolina colonies.
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
© Audubon
Society
Society
Montrose Harbor
Chicago
14May2012