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The Buzz of Bird Banding

National Park Service (.gov)
There is nothing quite like the feeling of holding a wild bird in your hands. As a certain kind of stillness sweeps over, you notice your...
2 weeks ago

Bird of the Week: Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

Huron-Clinton Metroparks
You've probably just heard the call of the Gray Catbird. Its feathers are a uniform slate gray, with a rust-colored patch under its tail, but it is most well-...
51 months ago

The Outside Story: Many songs, sounds of the gray catbird

Waterbury Roundabout
Several years ago, I was awakened nearly every day of late spring by a recurring – and very loud – bird sound.
28 months ago

Gray Catbird

A-Z Animals
The gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) is a medium-sized songbird native to North America. It inhabits dense vegetative areas like overgrown farmland and...
25 months ago

Old-Fashioned Tweeting

Virginia Living
How city noise impacts bird chatter. A Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) sings from its perch on a moss covered log.
28 months ago

A Visit to Chatfield Banding Station

Substack
I arrive at the Denver Audubon Nature Center in Chatfield State Park shortly after dawn and join a small group of birdwatchers gathering at...
18 months ago

Prospect Park Audubon Center

Audubon New York
The first urban-area Audubon Center in the nation, it is a place of active discovery with hands-on exhibits, live animals and the Alliance's innovative...
57 months ago

Vocal Learning Skills Linked To Problem Solving Abilities And Brain Size In Birds

Forbes
Songbirds with the most complex vocal learning abilities were also the best problem solvers and had the largest brains relative to body...
14 months ago

Q&A: Shedding light on urban birds

The Wildlife Society
Researchers looked at how light and noise affected common birds around Washington, DC. They found lower survival rates of gray catbirds (Dumetella carolinensis...
15 months ago

Of a Feather: Where the catbird sits and when

Eagle Times
By BILL CHAISSON By Bill Chaisson. I will show my age by recalling fondly the conversations between Red Barber and Bob Edwards on Fridays...
49 months ago