Grey Catbird? North central Vt. USA (1 Viewer)

[steveo]

This bird was perched very high in a tree uncatbird like. Also the bill looks a little off.

 

[Dave B Smith]

Is that a rufous vent I see? That would help confirm your ID.

 

[steveo]

Is that a rufous vent I see? That would help confirm your ID.

I'm can't see that on my montier Dave. That was another issue I had with the id.

 

[chris butterworth]

Birds out of context can always look weird / throw you / make you look a right pillock when you misidentify them, but I think that the bird in question is a Grey Catbird. Although the rufous vent doesn't really show in the photo, there is a suggestion, and what else is that colour and shape?

 

[cavan wood]

I see brown in this lightened version. As Chris said, what else is all grey and that structure? Here is a another catbird right out in the open.

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=119725

Scott

 

[Jeff Hopkins]

Definitely catbird. The most common, most annoying bird this time of year.

 

[KC Foggin]

The most common, most annoying bird this time of year

I don't believe I've ever heard of it in that context

 

[fugl]

I don't believe I've ever heard of it in that context

Annoying? Maybe because of their secretiveness. Because of this characteristic the few I've encountered in Nevada--where they're rare vagrants--have sometimes been amazingly hard to get decent views of.

 

[jforb]

When you have one screeching outside your bedroom window for 15 hours a day, they do get annoying.

 

[Jeff Hopkins]

You've spent the hot August morning looking for something, anything. You see some movement in the brush, try to pish it up, and up pops two or three screaming catbirds. Have that happen a few ties in a morning, and you'll understand "annoying."

To me, late July and early August are the "Catbird Doldrums."

 

[danehower]

You've spent the hot August morning looking for something, anything. You see some movement in the brush, try to pish it up, and up pops two or three screaming catbirds. Have that happen a few ties in a morning, and you'll understand "annoying."

To me, late July and early August are the "Catbird Doldrums."

hahaha !! I hear you. I saw one in my bird bath today , they are all over our raspberries - they really are beauty's though and ubiquitous.

 

[Gentoo]

When you have one screeching outside your bedroom window for 15 hours a day, they do get annoying.

lol here, Mockingbirds fill that void!

 

[MLoyko]

Agreed

I hear you all! I remember when I was excited to see my first catbird awhile back, he hasn't left since. It was nice for a while while he sang to me as I stockpiled firewood, but like a CD I've heard all the tracks and It's getting a little redundant :-O, it's all good though

Matt