Birdchick Blog: Random Meowing Catbird

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

I think this is a young catbird--note it is banded. I digivideoed it at Carpenter Nature Center.

The People History said...: We spent ages worried about a kitten trapped in our trees before we worked it out . It was a catbird which I had never heard of or seen before , makes a good combo with our resident cow birds

steve; 7/30/2008 5:35 PM
Lynne said...: My all time favorite back yard bird- catbird.; 7/30/2008 7:33 PM
Nicki said...: Sounds like he's saying 'Mommy!'; 7/30/2008 8:24 PM
Spiky Sandy said...: Sounds like he's yelling, "ERIC!" Very funny! What a great video. Did you see his little cap come up?

Sandy in Pinellas Park, FL USA; 7/30/2008 9:03 PM
Kathy said...: Drove my cat crazy - thanks for the look-see at the source of the mewing everywhere.; 7/31/2008 7:44 AM
Stephanie said...: Hm, from my banding experience I've learned that baby (hatch year) catbirds have yellow mouth interiors and adults have black mouths, so this looks like an adult! :); 7/31/2008 11:02 AM
Mary Hughes Studio said...: What a beautiful video!! Sounds to me like she's calling Harry for dinner. Thanks for posting that it's lovely. Mary; 7/31/2008 11:51 AM
MarkN said...: Stephanie is right, definitely an adult. Very neat video, always nice to associate calls and actions to an individual bird!; 7/31/2008 5:46 PM
Stacy said...: all my cats came running to the monitor! What a treat! Bet that's how they 'feather' their nests; with soft downy cat fur stolen off the backs of the unsuspecting. Hilarious! Thanks for sharing!; 8/01/2008 1:01 PM

Wednesday, July 30, 2008