Grey Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Bahama Islands - January 2014
Gray Catbird is an abundant but secretive North American species which gets its name from its mewing calls that sound remarkably similar to a domestic cat. Like most members of the Mimidae, Catbirds have a very varied song with much use of mimicry but, unlike the Mockingbirds and Thrashers, it usually sings from a concealed perch deep within a bush.
Adult - Maryland, USA - September 2000
Juvenile - Maryland, USA - September 2000
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