(1) She saw many colorful birds that she knew only from the books she studied: a cardinal and its mate, a cowbird, a catbird , two blue jays, and what she thought was a titmouse.

(2) Because catbirds inhabit such dense shrubby areas and are more likely heard than seen, I am often surprised by how many people tell me that their favorite bird is the catbird .

(3) Although first cousin to the melodious mockingbird, a catbird 's song is seldom musical.

(4) The most famous mimic in this family is the northern mockingbird, followed closely by the gray catbird , which is so-named because of its ability to imitate the mewing of a cat.

(5) For the record, we also saw lots of catbirds , sparrows, and other New York birds of summer.

(6) Where there are briars or large, dense shrubs, catbirds are sure to be present.

(7) Round the list out with the expected sparrows, cardinals, crows, starlings, doves, and catbirds , and you've got a nice hour of birding.

(8) Among birds that can be attracted in the summer are brown thrashers, catbirds , robins, thrushes, waxwings, woodpeckers, orioles, cardinals, towhees and grosbeaks.

(9) I don't understand how so many other people are able to feed their catbirds and orioles.

(10) It is probably catbirds' habit of flicking dead leaves aside with their bill that exposes catbirds to questing ticks.

(11) Robins, hummingbirds, catbirds , thrushes and even a grouse or two, usually not attracted by seed feeders, are drawn to this water in our backyard garden.

(12) Cardinals and catbirds enjoy whatever the pear tree has to tempt them.

(13) She and her colleagues collected a total of 30 individuals from among gray catbirds , Swainson's thrashes, and wood thrashes.

(14) Instead of a symphony of song, we were treated to little more than the mewling of catbirds .

(15) We saw lots of catbirds , blackbirds, mockingbirds, cardinals, crows, and grackles.

(16) This aged tree knows that the only invitation catbirds need to start building their nests is a sturdy bush where they can find shelter and a place to raise a family.

(17) Not only is the Cape flush with cardinals, towhees, mockingbirds, catbirds , goldfinches and woodpeckers, its birds of the shore entice many a visitor here.

(18) I'll bet if we put meal worms out on a platform - as some folks do during the winter for bluebirds - robins, catbirds and others would gobble them up!

(19) Of course, we spotted starlings, pigeons, doves, catbirds , grackles, blackbirds, cardinals, robins, blue jays, and mockingbirds, along with the expected three species of woodpecker.

(20) We predicted, based on the egg mimicry hypothesis, that robins and catbirds would eject white cuckoo eggs and accept mimetic blue cuckoo eggs.