The catbird doesn't sound too much like a cat, though the mewing noise it makes does sound a little bit like a kitten. This distinctive call announces the catbird's presence and earns it a place on ...

The gray catbird is native to North America. Its range extends across most of the U.S. except for several far western states. Adults are about the size of a cowbird. The gray catbird is a migratory ...

Say ‘scat’ to a cat and it runs away. Say ‘scat’ to a catbird and it starts to improvise. It’s a hepcat bird. These all-gray bird, black-beret-wearing birds can sing for minutes at a time, although it ...

I heard lots of meows in the neighborhood and forest preserves these past few weeks. They weren’t cats. They were catbirds. Gray catbirds to be exact. The robin-sized gray catbird sports a lovely ...