Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Normally absent from the southwestern corner of the USA, these birds breed over most of the lower forty-eight and into southern Canada. Winters are spent on the Atlantic Seaboard south from New England and around the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
This member of the thrasher clan can, like its cousins, mimic other bird’s songs and incorporate them into their own vocal offerings.

Gray Catbird(Dumetella carolinensis) |
Description: Willard Bay State Park is an area separated from the Great Salt Lake by an earthen dam that stores excess fresh water from the Ogden and Weber Rivers for agricultural use. Located 12 miles north of Ogden Utah. |
Date Taken: 2017:08:19 7:54 |
Location:
Willard Bay |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GrayCatBird_D5X7597-WillardBay |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Gray Catbird(Dumetella carolinensis) |
Description: Often elusive, this bird overcame its shyness for a drink and a bath. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:20 16:11 |
Location:
Atascosa NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: GrayCatbird_D504977-Atascosa-NWR |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Gray Catbird(Dumetella carolinensis) |
Description: Often elusive, this bird overcame its shyness for a drink and a bath. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:20 16:13 |
Location:
Atascosa NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: GrayCatbird_D504987-Atascosa-NWR |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Gray Catbird(Dumetella carolinensis) |
Description: Often elusive, this bird overcame its shyness for a drink and a bath. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:20 16:15 |
Location:
Atascosa NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: GrayCatbird_D505000-Atascosa-NWR |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Gray Catbird(Dumetella carolinensis) |
Description: Often elusive, this bird overcame its shyness for a drink and a bath. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:20 16:15 |
Location:
Atascosa NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GrayCatbird_D505002-Atascosa-NWR |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Gray Catbird(Dumetella carolinensis) |
Description: Often elusive, this bird overcame its shyness for a drink and a bath. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:20 16:15 |
Location:
Atascosa NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: GrayCatbird_D505033-Atascosa-NWR |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Gray Catbird(Dumetella carolinensis) |
Description: Often elusive, this bird overcame its shyness for a drink and a bath. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:20 16:16 |
Location:
Atascosa NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GrayCatbird_D505046-Atascosa-NWR |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Gray Catbird(Dumetella carolinensis) |
Description: Often elusive, this bird overcame its shyness for a drink and a bath. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:20 16:16 |
Location:
Atascosa NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: GrayCatbird_D505082-Atascosa-NWR |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Gray Catbird(Dumetella carolinensis) |
Description: Gray Catbirds were the most common bird I met during my visit to the island. The Convention Center on South Padre Island, Texas is a first rate birding destination. I spent several hours in the morning and several more in the afternoon on this day. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:30 15:24 |
Location:
Convention Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/1250 |
File Name: GrayCatbird_D500910-South-Padre |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Gray Catbird(Dumetella carolinensis) |
Description: Gray Catbirds were the most common bird I met during my visit to the island. The Convention Center on South Padre Island, Texas is a first rate birding destination. I spent several hours in the morning and several more in the afternoon on this day. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:30 15:24 |
Location:
Convention Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: GrayCatbird_D500921-South-Padre |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Gray Catbird(Dumetella carolinensis) |
Description: Midway between Brownsville and Boca Chica Beach in south Texas is Palmito Hill Ranch, the site of the last battle of the Civil War. Gray Catbirds enjoyed the mesquite thickets along the fence lines of the local ranches. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:27 9:05 |
Location:
Palmito Hill |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: GrayCatbird_D508803-Palmito-Hill-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Gray Catbird(Dumetella carolinensis) |
Description: Gray Catbirds were the most common bird I met during my visit to the island. The Convention Center on South Padre Island, Texas is a first rate birding destination. I spent several hours in the morning and several more in the afternoon on this day. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:30 7:46 |
Location:
Convention Center |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/160 |
File Name: GrayCatbird_D509416-South-Padre |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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