Dumetella carolinesis
Gray Catbird at
North Arm of Pineview
Reservoir ©
Carol Davis, 2003
We watched this little gray bird
and at first assumed it
was a
dipper until it paused long
enough for a photo. We were surprised to see it was a catbird who
gathered bugs along
the shoreline. It seemed uncaring that we watched so we took some
rather pixelated
digital photographs in the dim, late afternoon light along the
shady stream. While this may
not be atypical for the catbird, it certainly surprised us since they
normally hide in the
dense brush and even during mating season they are quite
camera-shy. Photo was
taken in a small turnout on the way to Strawberry Reservoir ©
Carol Davis, 6-29-04