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Backyard
Birds
by Marvin
Schwilling
GRAY
CATBIRD
The
catbird is a trim member of the mocker family and is not
difficult to identify. No other bird has a uniform slate-gray
plumage with a black cap and rust brown under tail coverts.
Their normal song consists of a series of musical notes
mixed with catlike mews. This is often heard from some concealed
perch in shrubs or low bushes which is the favored habitat
of the catbird.
They
feed on insects and stuff themselves on mulberries, wild
cherries and other small fruits when in season.
During
courtship, the male often fluffs his feathers out until
he looks much larger, sticks his head up with mouth open
and struts around like a clown. It is one of nature's fascinating
shows!
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Purple Martin
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