Several years ago, I was awakened nearly every day of late spring by a recurring – and very loud – bird sound. I say “sound,” rather than “song” because this particular noise was not so melodious as ...

I spied a gray catbird the other day at our suet feeder in Decatur, the first one I’ve seen in our yard this year. It probably has been nesting in the thick hedge in my yard all spring, but the ...

A colleague recently asked me about a bird he had heard near his yard that sounded like the meow of a cat. Gray catbird, I told him. If it sounds like a cat and looks like a bird, it's a catbird. I ...

The gray catbird is native to North America. Its range extends across most of the U.S. except for several far western states. Adults are about the size of a cowbird. The gray catbird is a migratory ...

The gray catbird might be the most aptly named bird species on the planet. It is certainly a bird. Looking at it, no one would mistake it for a cat. Hearing it is a little different. The catbird has a ...

The early morning boat ride up the Milk River was long and cool for a late summer day. When we came to our destination, I heard a familiar bird call from the dense shrubbery on the riverbanks. It wasn ...

Our days are at their longest now, and dawn comes early with its chorus of birdsong. If you’re up with the sun, you’ll get to enjoy the earliest singers. The gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) ...

The gray catbird is a baffling bird with a personality that runs the gamut from introverted to extroverted, sometimes depending on the season and at other times seemingly just on a whim. With some ...

Several years ago, I was awakened nearly every day of late spring by a recurring — and very loud — bird sound. I say “sound,” rather than “song,” because this particular noise was not so melodious as ...