Catbirds and Friends: Meet the Mimics

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Gray Catbirds, Brown Thrashers and Northern Mockingbirds are known as the mimic thrushes. They are known for their incredible ability to mimic other bird songs.
Mark McKellar is a wildlife biologist with over 35 years of bird study experience. He has a degree in Fish and Wildlife Sciences from North Carolina State University and has worked for the Department of the Army, the Wildlife Departments of North Carolina and Missouri. He ran nature centers for many years in Missouri and Pennsylvania before buying the Backyard Bird Center in the Northland area of Kansas City. Mark has led hundreds of bird hikes both locally and abroad. He has taught classes about birds and other wildlife to groups of all ages and brings that knowledge to the customers of his retail business every day. More information about Mark at backyardbirdce...
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Cover photo of Gray Catbird by Rick Jordahl
Cover photo of Brown Thrasher by Ed Durbin
Gray Catbird by Ed Durbin
Gray Catbird on oriole feeder by Jim Elswick
Brown Thrasher front and back shots by Mary Nemecek
Brown Thrasher on Oriole feeder by Pat White
Northern Mockingbird by Paul Ruehle
Northern Mockingbird open wings from Adobe Stock
Loggerhead Shrike by Linda Williams
Sage Thrasher from Adobe Stock
Wild Grapes by Brian Voorhees
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10 сен 2024

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@michelekurlan2580 4 месяца назад

So funny. The other morning was in the yard . Lotta busy bird action when suddenly from above, i hear this random chattering only to look up to see a local mockingbird zooming past and with every wing flap he made a different sound. Its as if he was practicing every single sound he knew and with the timing of the wing flaps, it was hilarious. Lets see, he did a croaking frog, a cawing crow, a house sparrow song, an ambulance siren, a black phoebe call, an owl, a barking sound and more as he flew overhead. I laughed out loud so funny.

@MarksBackyardBirds 4 месяца назад

They are amazing!

@SugarMollyHazel 4 месяца назад

I just saw my very first catbird on Weds, but it didn’t came back yesterday. He/she only ate the suet cake that I had out for the woodpeckers. It was nice seeing a new bird I hope it comes back.

@MarksBackyardBirds 4 месяца назад

Excellent

@cyndilm 4 месяца назад

I was just reading up on the catbird yesterday - this was perfect timing! I love the catbirds in my yard, there’s one that follows me around while I’m gardening like you were saying. They’re my little companions 😊 Thanks for this presentation Mark!

@MarksBackyardBirds 4 месяца назад

Wonderful! They are such great birds.

@WildChildMama 3 месяца назад

Rural Central/West NJ We have lots of catbirds, occasional mockingbird, and just saw my first Brown Thrasher today! We love watching them and they do love all of our thick brush in our wooded areas. My favorite thrasher behavior is when they find a dry patch to take a dust bath. I didn’t know they like jelly too. I always learn so much from you!

@MarksBackyardBirds 3 месяца назад

They are awesome birds with lots of unique behavior. Thank you for tuning in!

@syrpentina 4 месяца назад

I love my catbirds. I think of all the mimic thrushes, they have the sweetest, smoothest, most melodic song 🐦 Its 8:30pm right now, dark - and when I go out on the back deck, I still here them singing in the forest to each other 💕

@MarksBackyardBirds 4 месяца назад

They are great birds.

@rooster7996 4 месяца назад

Last year, there was a mockingbird nesting in our local Home Depot flower scaffolding. She was only about ten feet off the ground, and you can imagine the parade of people constantly filing by.

@MarksBackyardBirds 4 месяца назад

That is amazing. Good thing they were not overly aggressive once the eggs hatched.

@CodyH88 3 месяца назад

That was a good program idea. I always have enjoyed mimicking catbirds on my local bike/walking trail for the songs I can whistle to. They always pop up to the top of a shrub for a better view of who is doing it. Cracks me up. lol Its surprising the amount of birds that mimic others, though, it really is. I seen a comment about Blue Jays and it's true; they do it a good amount.

@MarksBackyardBirds 3 месяца назад

They are good at Hawk sounds for sure.

@marceld8961 4 месяца назад

I heard a Blue Jay mimic a Red Tailed Hawk. I also got dive bombed by one of those Mockingbirds while going for a walk, it was a baby one nearby and probably thought I was a threat. I wasn’t mad though that’s a good mother protecting her babies. I actually laughed 😂. I still love them.

@MarksBackyardBirds 4 месяца назад

Parents want to protect their babies

@marceld8961 4 месяца назад

@@MarksBackyardBirds Yes that’s very true and that’s why I wasn’t mad. It didn’t touch me it was just hovering above my head. I didn’t touch the baby or anything just minding my own business walking. I just saw the baby and the mother hovered above me. The Mockingbird seems very territorial.

@kathysparks6338 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much, very informative. Have been enjoying a cat bird darting in and out of our bushes about 6 feet from sunroom door and even closer to garage door, eating off ground and found the jelly too

@MarksBackyardBirds 3 месяца назад

They are entertaining.

@ilanaostrovsky2320 4 месяца назад

Thank you for such wonderful information yet again! How lovely to learn more about the catbird and its cousins.

@MarksBackyardBirds 4 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it! A great suggestion.

@ilanaostrovsky2320 4 месяца назад

@@MarksBackyardBirds , yes, I did. I will send some more suggestions as I think of them. Thank you

@MarksBackyardBirds 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much. Look forward to more great ideas!

@ilanaostrovsky2320 4 месяца назад

@@MarksBackyardBirds As I reply, I have a grey catbird a red bellied woodpecker eating on my patio. Fantastic! You’re welcome and thank you 😊

@charmoo46962 4 месяца назад

Hi Mark I'm from Indiana the catbirds have showed back up here at the house again this year they sure do the love the jelly along with the orioles right now I have seen at least 8 orioles show back up here also always fun to watch... Thanks again for this video

@MarksBackyardBirds 4 месяца назад

Excellent. Still haven’t had any oriole luck this year 😞

@MegInWhispers 4 месяца назад

Just got a pair of catbirds in CT yesterday at our suet feeder ❤😍 The male was feeding the female (mating behavior?)

@MarksBackyardBirds 4 месяца назад

Absolutely

@juliac3933 4 месяца назад

I have had lots of catbirds at my feeder this weekend. Beautiful birds. Interestingly they aren’t showing any interest in jelly and aren’t huge on dried grubs. I think they are looking for suet crumbs.

@MarksBackyardBirds 3 месяца назад

Every bird is different. They work hard to teach us what they want.

@RichardFerstandig 4 месяца назад

Do birds breathe through the holes in their beaks?

@wandawilliams2397 4 месяца назад

The brown thrasher is the Georgia state bird.

@wandawilliams2397 4 месяца назад

They nest the night where my chickens hide from hawks during the day.

@MarksBackyardBirds 4 месяца назад

Absolutely, I did mention that. My brother lived in Georgia for 15 years.

@mickeyfoeller771 Месяц назад

Looking for a video on phoebes, since I think there was one on our deck this morning, but idk bc I live in Western NY & don't know if they live around here. Do you have a video on them? Thanks!

@MarksBackyardBirds Месяц назад

@@mickeyfoeller771 I do not have a video on the Eastern Phoebe. I am sure you do have them. Did it pump its tail? They habitually do that when they land.

@mickeyfoeller771 Месяц назад

@@MarksBackyardBirds Oh, I did not notice it pumping its tail but if it shows up again, I'll be looking for that! Nice to know they are around here. Thanks for your quick response, appreciate it very much.

@MarksBackyardBirds Месяц назад

@@mickeyfoeller771 You are welcome. They are awesome little flycatchers!

@wandawilliams2397 4 месяца назад

Is the sage thrasher a “roadrunner”?

@MarksBackyardBirds 4 месяца назад

Two different birds. The sage thrasher is much smaller.

@RichardFerstandig 4 месяца назад

Do female birds have control over how many eggs they can lay?

@MarksBackyardBirds 4 месяца назад

Yes they do.

@RichardFerstandig 4 месяца назад

If a bird loses a feather, will another grow in?

@MarksBackyardBirds 4 месяца назад

Yes, it is called molting.

@RichardFerstandig 4 месяца назад

When do owls roost?

@MarksBackyardBirds 3 месяца назад

Mostly during daylight hours

@harryodum5598 4 месяца назад

I get the cat birds every year and they are fun to listen to. Please sound like a little baby kitten lol this has been a strange year for us in Michigan. I have four boxes. For my wrens and there is no females for some crazy reason. Friends of mine have told me the same thing boxes are stuck, but there are no females 10 May what’s going on?

@MarksBackyardBirds 4 месяца назад

It is common for House Wren females to be a week or two later than the males. One male will stuck several boxes and not allow another male near them.

@harryodum5598 4 месяца назад

@@MarksBackyardBirds well Mark that is what I have always thought. But there is four different males each has 1 box, I’ve never seen them do this before. They’re sharing the boxes.

@wandawilliams2397 4 месяца назад

I have a pair of mocking birds that come to a hole on my fence. They will attack Me during breeding season

@MarksBackyardBirds 4 месяца назад

They are protective of their nests.

@wandawilliams2397 4 месяца назад

Looks like a chickadee

@MarksBackyardBirds 4 месяца назад

which one?